New Berlin, PA housing market
The typical New Berlin home is worth about $240,000, up 4.7% in a year, 17% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how New Berlin compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
New Berlin at a glance
Only 1 sale in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
Typical home value, 2021–2026
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| January | New Berlin | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $189,000 | $240,000 |
| 2023 | $202,000 | $257,000 |
| 2024 | $215,000 | $268,000 |
| 2025 | $220,000 | $280,000 |
| 2026 | $233,000 | $287,000 |
| August 2026 | $240,000 | $290,000 |
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in New Berlin in 2025. Over the past 10 years, New Berlin has permitted 2 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, New Berlin's population fell by 72 even though 2 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are 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) | 1 | 1 | 0 | $313,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $313,000 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $186,000 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $169,000 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $120,000 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $141,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $60,000 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $186,000 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $99,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $65,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
New Berlin and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Berlin | $240K | +4.7% | $1,110 | 1 | $89,286 |
| Limestone | — | +4.9%† | $1,040 | 9 | $88,281 |
| Jackson | — | — | $1,000 | 2 | $72,171 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,110
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in New Berlin is $1,110 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in New Berlin pay a median of $1,047.
Studio $810 · 4 bedrooms $1,860
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (17855; Union County, PA), 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, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.