Pittston, PA housing market
The median sale price was $185,000 in May 2026.
Home values, sales, trends and how Pittston compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Pittston at a glance
Only 4 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
5 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 5 new homes in Pittston in 2025: 3 single-family houses and 2 in buildings with two or more homes. That's 0.7 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Pennsylvania (2). Over the past 10 years, Pittston has permitted 128 homes in all.
Show as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 2 | 0 | 2 | $250,000 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 2 | $740,000 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 14 | 3 | 11 | $2.4 million |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | 8 | $1.3 million |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2020 | 9 | 1 | 8 | $185,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | $385,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | $1.3 million |
| 2017 | 37 | 0 | 37 | $5.6 million |
| 2016 | 38 | 0 | 38 | $5.7 million |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $48,000 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 32 | 2 | 30 | $2.3 million |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $336,000 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $498,000 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $663,000 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $531,000 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $240,000 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $240,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $160,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $160,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $160,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $160,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Pittston and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | Days on market | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittston | — | — | — | $49,941 |
| Pittston | $216K | +4.5% | — | $68,702 |
| Exeter | — | — | 7 | $57,639 |
| West Pittston | $216K | +3.4% | 24 | $63,706 |
| Duryea | $216K | +3% | 7 | $62,462 |
2.5 years of income
The typical Pittston home costs about 2.5 years of the town's median household income, less than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years).
How Pittston ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
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. Listings link to their publishers.