A typical Rockledge home is worth roughly $386,000
Home prices around Rockledge have risen about 46% over the past 5 years. No new homes were permitted in 2025.
What kind of housing town is Rockledge?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 4.2 years of income
More than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.
That’s $54K short of a typical Rockledge home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,860 a month here, $660 less than owning.
How Rockledge ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Rockledge’s typical property tax (1.54% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
71% of Rockledge households own their home
Half of Rockledge’s homes were built before 1951.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Home prices up 46% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Rockledge rose 46% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Pennsylvania. Last year prices rose 4.3%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Rockledge home at roughly $386,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $386K.
How Rockledge ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Rockledge, 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 $1,860
Renters already here pay a median of $1,111, 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 (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 Rockledge in 2025. The last year with any was 2022 (2 new homes).
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Rockledge gained 95 residents while 1 new home was permitted: about 95 new residents per new home. Population grew faster than building, so existing homes filled up: a sign of tight supply. 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $230,000 |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
How Rockledge 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.
Rockledge vs. its neighbors
The towns that share a border with Rockledge. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockledge | $386K* | +4.3%† | $1,860 | 0 | $92,639 |
| Abington | $415K | +2.2% | $1,830 | 58 | $103,645 |
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 Rockledge buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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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.