A typical Sandy Lake home is worth roughly $177,000
The median sale price was $110,000 in May 2026.
Only 1 sale 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 Sandy Lake?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 2.1 years of income
Less than across Pennsylvania (3.3 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Sandy Lake home, with $144K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970 a month here, $110 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Sandy Lake’s typical property tax (1.03% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
63% of Sandy Lake households own their home
Half of Sandy Lake’s homes were built before 1950.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $970
Renters already here pay a median of $751, 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 (Mercer County, PA): 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 Sandy Lake in 2025. The last year with any was 2019 (1 new home).
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Sandy Lake's population fell by 10 even though 10 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $165,000 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $250,000 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $900,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $600,000 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $75,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $75,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $375,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $150,000 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $350,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $250,000 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
On the market in Sandy Lake
Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.
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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. 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.