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Housing in Loop

A typical Loop home is worth roughly $306,000

The median sale price was $265,000 in April 2026.

Typical home value
$306K
▲ 12.9% in a year · PA $255K
Estimate
Median sale price
$265K
April 2026 · Redfin
Homes sold
3
in April · 3 for sale
2-bedroom rent
$1,240
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,500
PA $3,311

Only 3 sales in April 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.

What kind of housing town is Loop?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 46% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Loop rose 46% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Pennsylvania. Last year prices rose 13%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Loop home at roughly $306,000 today.

Loop areaPennsylvania
0%+50%+100%+150%+200%200020052010201520202025
+13%
past year
+46%
past 5 years
+61%
past 10 years
Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $306K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Loop, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Affordability

A typical home costs 3.3 years of income

About the same as across Pennsylvania. Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$352,000
Typical Loop home $306K

That covers a typical Loop home, with $46K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,870
Loan $1,520Tax $260Insurance $90

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,240 a month here, $630 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Loop’s typical property tax (1.02% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,240

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$870
1 bedroom$1,030
2 bedrooms$1,240
3 bedrooms$1,590
4 bedrooms$1,860
13%
of households rent · PA 31%
59
renter households
49%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · PA 48%
16%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Altoona, PA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

87% of Loop households own their home

Half of Loop’s homes were built before 1979.

Owners and renters
Own 87%Rent 13%

Pennsylvania: 69% own.

1979
typical home built · PA 1965
$2,500
median property tax bill · PA $3,311
1.02%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · PA 1.30%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Next door

Loop vs. its neighbors

Loop is the priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Loop$306K*+12.9%†$1,240—$91,818
Blair$229K*+5.1%†$1,2502$85,227
Frankstown$264K*+12.9%†$1,2209$97,714
Hollidaysburg$251K+4.4%$1,24021$69,458

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, April 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.

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