Most affordable towns in Pennsylvania
Ranked by how many years of a typical PA household income ($77,971) it takes to buy each town's median home. Lower is easier to buy in. 1057 towns with 2,500+ residents.
Luzerne ranks #120 of 1,057
1.6 yrs of a typical PA income buys a typical home · Visit Luzerne →
1
Johnstown
0.6 yrs
$45,400 median home
2
Shenandoah
0.6 yrs
$49,500 median home
3
Mahanoy City
0.7 yrs
$52,400 median home
How this ranking works
We divide each town’s median home value by the PA median household income ($77,971). The result is how many years of a typical paycheck it takes to buy a typical home there. Lower is more affordable. Across Pennsylvania as a whole it’s 3.3 years.
Why not each town’s own income? That would rank wealthy towns with half-million-dollar homes as “affordable” only because their residents earn so much. One shared income answers the question people actually ask: where could a typical family afford to live?
Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.




















































































































































































































































































































































































