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Housing in Steuben

A typical Steuben home is worth roughly $181,000

No new homes were permitted in 2025.

Typical home value
$181K
PA $290K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,050
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,063
PA $3,311

What kind of housing town is Steuben?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.3 years of income

Less than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$290,000
Typical Steuben home $181K

That covers a typical Steuben home, with $109K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,120
Loan $890Tax $170Insurance $50

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050 a month here, $70 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Steuben’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.

The homes

90% of Steuben households own their home

Half of Steuben’s homes were built before 1977.

Owners and renters
Own 90%Rent 10%

Pennsylvania: 69% own.

1977
typical home built · PA 1965
$2,063
median property tax bill · PA $3,311
1.14%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · PA 1.30%
7%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050

Renters already here pay a median of $1,057.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$780
1 bedroom$850
2 bedrooms$1,050
3 bedrooms$1,410
4 bedrooms$1,590
10%
of households rent · PA 31%
21
renter households
$1,057
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Crawford County, PA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

New construction

No new homes permitted in 2025

No permits for new homes were issued in Steuben in 2025. The last year with any was 2022 (2 new homes).

Single-family
012345 200020052010201520202025
0
new homes permitted in 2025
0
2026 so far (Jan–Aug)
7
homes in the past 10 years
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Residents−29
New homes+12

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Steuben's population fell by 29 even though 12 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
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)000—
2025000—
2024000—
2023000—
2022220$228,000
2021000—
2020000—
2019220$165,000
2018000—
2017110$59,000
2016220$298,000
2015000—
2014110$150,000
2013000—
2012000—
2011330$119,000
2010330$272,000
2009550$259,000
2008000—
2007000—
2006000—
2005000—
2004000—
2003000—
2002000—
2001000—
2000000—

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.

Next door

Steuben vs. its neighbors

Steuben is the priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Steuben$181K*—$1,0500$77,143
Rome$149K*—$1,0704$58,816
Athens$148K*—$1,0802$59,531
Troy$161K*—$1,0201$71,202
Richmond$162K*—$9902$69,145

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.

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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. 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.

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