Schellsburg, PA housing market
The typical Schellsburg home is worth about $252,000, up 8.3% in a year, 13% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Schellsburg compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Schellsburg at a glance
Typical home value, 2022–2026
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| January | Schellsburg | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $210,000 | $257,000 |
| 2024 | $212,000 | $268,000 |
| 2025 | $219,000 | $280,000 |
| 2026 | $241,000 | $287,000 |
| August 2026 | $252,000 | $290,000 |
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Schellsburg in 2025. The last year with any was 2012 (1 new home).
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| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $190,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $125,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $165,000 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $52,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $160,000 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $130,000 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,190
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Schellsburg is $1,190 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Schellsburg pay a median of $730, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $830 · 4 bedrooms $1,800
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (15559; Bedford County, PA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. 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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.