A typical Paxtang home is worth roughly $215,000
The median sale price was $203,000 in May 2026.
Only 2 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
What kind of housing town is Paxtang?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 2.5 years of income
Less than across Pennsylvania (3.3 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Paxtang home, with $85K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,650 a month here, $200 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Paxtang’s typical property tax (1.84% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
83% of Paxtang households own their home
Half of Paxtang’s homes were built before 1938.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Home prices up 53% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Paxtang rose 53% over the past 5 years, faster than across Pennsylvania (48%). Last year prices rose 3.1%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Paxtang home at roughly $215,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $215K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Paxtang, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,650
Renters already here pay a median of $1,091, 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 (Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Paxtang in 2025 or in any year since 2000.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Paxtang gained 87 residents with no new homes permitted, so the growth came from existing homes. 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Paxtang vs. its neighbors
Paxtang is the 2nd least expensive of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paxtang | $215K* | +3.1%† | $1,650 | 0 | $87,083 |
| Swatara | $214K* | +4.4%† | $1,600 | 1 | $80,444 |
| Harrisburg | $267K | +2.7% | $1,450 | 10 | $48,099 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Paxtang buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. 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. 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.