A typical Overfield home is worth roughly $251,000
Home prices around Overfield have risen about 39% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 2 new homes in 2025.
Home prices up 39% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Overfield rose 39% over the past 5 years, slower than across Pennsylvania (48%). Last year prices fell 0.9%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Overfield home at roughly $251,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $251K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Overfield, 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 3.9 years of income
About the same as across Pennsylvania. Try your own numbers below.
That’s $10K short of a typical Overfield home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,350 a month here, $230 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Overfield’s typical property tax (1.24% 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 $1,350
Renters already here pay a median of $959, 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 (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
2 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 2 new homes in Overfield in 2025, all single-family houses. That's 1.4 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Pennsylvania (2). Over the past 10 years, Overfield has permitted 44 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Overfield's population fell by 242 even though 43 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. 16% of Overfield's homes are seasonal or vacation homes, which adds housing without adding residents. 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) | 2 | 2 | 0 | $472,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $322,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $952,000 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $2.6 million |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $3 million |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $804,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $804,000 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $419,000 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $934,000 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $900,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $371,000 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $957,000 |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $946,000 |
| 2008 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $315,000 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $597,000 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $750,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
76% of Overfield households own their home
Half of Overfield’s homes were built before 1974.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Overfield vs. its neighbors
Overfield is the priciest of 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overfield | $251K* | −0.9%† | $1,350 | 2 | $64,750 |
| Falls | $243K* | — | $1,320 | 1 | $74,191 |
| Tunkhannock | $251K | +2% | $1,200 | 45 | $83,459 |
| Clinton | $214K* | — | $1,160 | 0 | $85,729 |
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. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.