A typical Newberry home is worth roughly $279,000
Home prices around Newberry have risen about 52% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 93 new homes in 2025.
What kind of housing town is Newberry?
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93 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 93 new homes in Newberry in 2025: 33 single-family houses and 60 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $8.2 million to build. That's 5.8 per 1,000 residents, faster than across Pennsylvania (2). Over the past 10 years, Newberry has permitted 526 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Newberry gained 387 residents while 361 new homes were permitted: about 1.1 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.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 82 | 22 | 60 | $7.3 million |
| 2025 | 93 | 33 | 60 | $8.2 million |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 0 | $13.3 million |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 0 | $11.7 million |
| 2022 | 75 | 75 | 0 | $13.9 million |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 0 | $5.3 million |
| 2020 | 42 | 42 | 0 | $2.7 million |
| 2019 | 44 | 44 | 0 | $7.2 million |
| 2018 | 56 | 56 | 0 | $10.6 million |
| 2017 | 44 | 44 | 0 | $8.3 million |
| 2016 | 45 | 45 | 0 | $7.1 million |
| 2015 | 40 | 40 | 0 | $9.5 million |
| 2014 | 32 | 32 | 0 | $4.5 million |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 | 0 | $3.1 million |
| 2012 | 23 | 23 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| 2011 | 30 | 30 | 0 | $4.4 million |
| 2010 | 26 | 26 | 0 | $3.8 million |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2008 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| 2007 | 36 | 36 | 0 | $6.6 million |
| 2006 | 48 | 48 | 0 | $7.4 million |
| 2005 | 64 | 61 | 3 | $8.7 million |
| 2004 | 65 | 65 | 0 | $7 million |
| 2003 | 115 | 115 | 0 | $11.5 million |
| 2002 | 88 | 88 | 0 | $9 million |
| 2001 | 94 | 94 | 0 | $9.8 million |
| 2000 | 67 | 67 | 0 | $6.6 million |
How Newberry ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
1 of Newberry’s houses are on the National Register
Half of Newberry’s homes were built before 1984.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.
Home prices up 52% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Newberry rose 52% over the past 5 years, faster than across Pennsylvania (48%). Prices were about flat last year. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Newberry home at roughly $279,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $279K.
How Newberry ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Newberry, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 2.9 years of income
Less than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Newberry home, with $70K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,290 a month here, $480 less than owning.
How Newberry ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Newberry’s typical property tax (1.33% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,290
Renters already here pay a median of $1,105, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (York-Hanover, PA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Newberry vs. its neighbors
Newberry is the 4th priciest of 8 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newberry | $279K* | −0.1%† | $1,290 | 93 | $95,357 |
| Conewago | $300K* | +8.9%† | $1,330 | 54 | $97,244 |
| Warrington | $276K* | +13.4%† | $1,250 | 5 | $77,763 |
| Londonderry | $242K* | +8%† | $1,470 | 4 | $91,905 |
| Fairview | $286K* | +6.6%† | $1,320 | 193 | $106,223 |
| East Manchester | $255K* | +13.2%† | $1,490 | 1 | $101,635 |
| Goldsboro | $219K* | −0.5%† | $1,230 | 0 | $79,563 |
| Lewisberry | $391K | +4.5% | $1,370 | 0 | $94,219 |
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. 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. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.