Main, PA housing market
Home prices around Main have risen about 45% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 1 new home in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Main compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 45% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Main rose 45% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Pennsylvania. Last year prices rose 4.5%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Main home at roughly $269,000 today.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Pennsylvania since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +4.4% | +135% | +164% |
| 2024 | +9% | +125% | +152% |
| 2023 | +4.5% | +106% | +138% |
| 2022 | +10% | +97% | +122% |
| 2021 | +11% | +79% | +96% |
| 2020 | +3.8% | +61% | +79% |
| 2019 | +1.7% | +56% | +72% |
| 2018 | +3.7% | +53% | +66% |
| 2017 | −0.8% | +47% | +59% |
| 2016 | +2.1% | +49% | +53% |
| 2015 | +0.7% | +46% | +49% |
| 2014 | −0.5% | +45% | +46% |
| 2013 | +3.9% | +45% | +43% |
| 2012 | −0.2% | +40% | +42% |
| 2011 | −1% | +40% | +45% |
| 2010 | +1.4% | +41% | +48% |
| 2009 | +0.3% | +40% | +52% |
| 2008 | +1.1% | +39% | +57% |
| 2007 | +4.4% | +38% | +59% |
| 2006 | +4.8% | +32% | +55% |
| 2005 | +11% | +26% | +44% |
| 2004 | +3.8% | +14% | +29% |
| 2003 | +4.6% | +9.4% | +17% |
| 2002 | +1.1% | +4.5% | +12% |
| 2001 | +3.4% | +3.4% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 17815, 17820, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Main in 2025. That's 0.7 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Pennsylvania (2). Over the past 10 years, Main has permitted 17 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Main gained 35 residents while 44 new homes were permitted: about 0.8 new residents per new home. Building outpaced population growth, which usually means smaller households or homes used part of the year. Across Pennsylvania: 1.4 new residents per new home.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $299,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $299,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $299,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $896,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $632,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $590,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $172,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $686,000 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $580,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $368,000 |
| 2011 | 22 | 22 | 0 | $3.8 million |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $829,000 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $716,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $182,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $267,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $425,000 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $534,000 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $534,000 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $534,000 |
| 2002 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $534,000 |
| 2001 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $445,000 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $300,000 |
Main's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Main and its neighbors
| Town | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main | +4.5%† | $1,200 | 1 | $70,893 |
| Scott | +4.5%† | $1,200 | 6 | $85,368 |
| Almedia | +4.5%† | $1,200 | — | $67,361 |
| Roaring Creek | — | $1,130 | 0 | $97,708 |
| South Centre | +4.5%† | $1,200 | 0 | $65,045 |
| Beaver | +4.5%† | $1,260 | 5 | $84,167 |
| Espy | +4.5%† | $1,200 | — | $79,038 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
3.2 years of income
The typical Main home costs about 3.2 years of the town's median household income, less than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years).
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,200
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Main is $1,200 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Main pay a median of $1,192. A two-bedroom takes about 20% of the town's median household income.
Studio $830 · 4 bedrooms $1,840
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (17815, 17820; Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits 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.