A typical Shavertown home is worth about $307,000
Up 2.1% in a year, 6% above the Pennsylvania typical home.
Only 2 sales 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 Shavertown?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
87% of Shavertown households own their home
Half of Shavertown’s homes were built before 1954.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Up 20.9% in five years
About the same pace as Pennsylvania (22.3%).
Show as a table
| January | Shavertown | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $193,000 | $173,000 |
| 2018 | $199,000 | $181,000 |
| 2019 | $198,000 | $188,000 |
| 2020 | $213,000 | $198,000 |
| 2021 | $231,000 | $219,000 |
| 2022 | $262,000 | $240,000 |
| 2023 | $273,000 | $257,000 |
| 2024 | $282,000 | $268,000 |
| 2025 | $297,000 | $280,000 |
| 2026 | $299,000 | $287,000 |
| August 2026 | $307,000 | $290,000 |
A typical Shavertown home worth $192K in September 2016 is worth about $307K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
A typical home costs 4.1 years of income
More than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.
That’s $24K short of a typical Shavertown home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,380 a month here, $540 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Shavertown’s typical property tax (1.22% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,380
Renters already here pay a median of $1,091, 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 (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Shavertown vs. its neighbors
Shavertown is the 2nd priciest of 4 neighboring towns. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shavertown | $307K | +2.1% | $1,380 | — | $75,781 |
| Trucksville | $218K* | −4.5%† | $1,380 | — | $60,469 |
| Kingston | $237K | +3.2% | $1,260 | 2 | $76,574 |
| Dallas | $311K | +0.8% | $1,480 | 14 | $101,293 |
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 Shavertown buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community 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.