Housing in Menallen

A typical Menallen home is worth roughly $290,000

Home prices around Menallen have risen about 43% over the past 5 years.

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Typical home value

$290K

▼ 8.2% in a year · PA $290K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,260

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$3,750

PA $3,311

What kind of housing town is Menallen?

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

Prices coolingDown 8.2% in a year.A town of owners90% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · Price trend

Home prices up 43% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Menallen rose 43% over the past 5 years, slower than across Pennsylvania (48%). Last year prices fell 8.2%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Menallen home at roughly $290,000 today.

Menallen areaPennsylvania

−8.2%

past year

+43%

past 5 years

+65%

past 10 years

Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $290K.

How Menallen ranks on rising home prices →

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

The homes

90% of Menallen households own their home

Half of Menallen’s homes were built before 1987.

Owners and renters

Own 90%Rent 10%

Pennsylvania: 69% own.

1987

typical home built · PA 1965

$3,750

median property tax bill · PA $3,311

1.43%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · PA 1.30%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

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

Affordability

A typical home costs 3.4 years of income

Less than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$312,000

Typical Menallen home $290K

That covers a typical Menallen home, with $22K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,870

Loan $1,440Tax $350Insurance $80

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,260 a month here, $610 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Franklin$253K Tyrone$221K Butler$288K

How Menallen ranks on affordability →

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Menallen’s typical property tax (1.43% 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 $1,260

Renters already here pay a median of $1,130, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$920

1 bedroom$1,000

2 bedrooms$1,260

3 bedrooms$1,680

4 bedrooms$1,770

10%

of households rent · PA 31%

138

renter households

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · PA 48%

18%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$1,130

median rent paid today · Census

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

Next door

Menallen vs. its neighbors

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

Menallen$290K Butler$288K Franklin$253K Tyrone$221K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Menallen	$290K*	−8.2%†	$1,260	$86,083
Franklin	$253K*	−1.5%†	$1,480	$100,475
Tyrone	$221K*	+0.2%†	$1,410	$77,460
Butler	$288K*	−6.3%†	$1,210	$89,276
Gardners	—	+5.8%†	$1,100	$67,292

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. 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.