A typical Thorndale home is worth about $420,000
Up 2.2% in a year, 45% above the Pennsylvania typical home.
Only 4 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 Thorndale?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
A typical home costs 4.2 years of income
More than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.
That’s $68K short of a typical Thorndale home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,220 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, Thorndale’s typical property tax (1.59% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
Up 29.5% in five years
Faster than Pennsylvania (22.3%).
Show as a table
| January | Thorndale | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $244,000 | $173,000 |
| 2018 | $252,000 | $181,000 |
| 2019 | $256,000 | $188,000 |
| 2020 | $266,000 | $198,000 |
| 2021 | $296,000 | $219,000 |
| 2022 | $330,000 | $240,000 |
| 2023 | $362,000 | $257,000 |
| 2024 | $383,000 | $268,000 |
| 2025 | $403,000 | $280,000 |
| 2026 | $411,000 | $287,000 |
| August 2026 | $420,000 | $290,000 |
A typical Thorndale home worth $241K in September 2016 is worth about $420K today.
Zillow Home Value Index: the typical value of all homes (middle third), smoothed and seasonally adjusted, through August 2026.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,220
Renters already here pay a median of $1,945, 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 (Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
67% of Thorndale households own their home
Half of Thorndale’s homes were built before 1976.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Thorndale vs. its neighbors
Thorndale is the 2nd least expensive of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorndale | $420K | +2.2% | $2,220 | — | $99,479 |
| Caln | $319K* | +5.4%† | $2,020 | 131 | $100,164 |
| West Bradford | $488K* | +5.4%† | $2,120 | 13 | $160,514 |
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 Thorndale 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.