A typical Sheatown home is worth roughly $125,000
The median sale price was $195,000 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 Sheatown?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 2 years of income
Less than across Pennsylvania (3.3 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Sheatown home, with $105K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,130 a month here, $360 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Sheatown’s typical property tax (1.14% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
76% of Sheatown households own their home
Half of Sheatown’s homes were built before 1951.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
Home prices up 83% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Sheatown rose 83% over the past 5 years, faster than across Pennsylvania (48%). Last year prices rose 1.8%.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Sheatown, 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 $1,130
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.
Sheatown vs. its neighbors
Sheatown is the 2nd least expensive of 3 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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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 Sheatown buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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. 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.