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Housing in Trexlertown · A strong seller's market

A typical Trexlertown home is worth roughly $334,000

Homes typically sell in 87 days, close to asking.

Typical home value
$334K
▼ 1.7% in a year · PA $303K
Estimate
Median sale price
$424K
May 2026 · Redfin
Days on market
87
Slower than PA (30)
Sale-to-list
98.9%
Homes sell near asking
Homes sold
8
in May · 12 for sale
2-bedroom rent
$1,900
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$2,943
PA $3,311
What stands out · In brief

The short version on homes in Trexlertown

Mostly newer homes

Half of Trexlertown’s homes were built after 2004, against 1965 for Pennsylvania as a whole. The homes ↓

Most Trexlertown households rent

67% of households rent their home, 694 in all, against 31% across Pennsylvania. Renting ↓

Few homes for sale, but they don’t sell fast

With about 1.5 months of supply (Pennsylvania: 2.7), the market counts as tight. Yet the typical home took 87 days to sell, against 30 statewide, and sold at 99% of asking. Tight supply here hasn’t meant quick sales. How fast homes sell ↓

Written from the data on this page. There’s no Zillow index for Trexlertown, so the typical value is an estimate: the Census median carried forward with the federal house price index; sales and supply are Redfin’s for May 2026; incomes, rents paid, taxes and ownership come from the Census American Community Survey.

Price trend

Home prices up 48% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Trexlertown rose 48% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Pennsylvania. Last year prices fell 1.7%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Trexlertown home at roughly $334,000 today.

Trexlertown areaPennsylvania
−50%0%+50%+100%+150%+200%200020052010201520202025
−1.7%
past year
+48%
past 5 years
+70%
past 10 years
Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $334K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Trexlertown, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Market temperature

A strong seller's market

Homes are selling faster than new ones are listed: less than two months of supply. Well-priced homes can draw several offers.

Seller’s marketA strong seller's marketBuyer’sSeller’s

Under ~4 months of supply favors sellers; over ~6 favors buyers.

1.5
months of supply · PA 2.7
87
days to sell · PA 30
98.9%
of asking price, at sale
25%
sold above asking
14.3%
under contract within 2 weeks
7
new listings in May

Redfin Data Center, all residential sales, May 2026.

Affordability

A typical home costs 3 years of income

Less than across Pennsylvania (3.9 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$421,000
Typical Trexlertown home $334K

That covers a typical Trexlertown home, with $87K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$2,030
Loan $1,650Tax $280Insurance $100

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,900 a month here, $130 less than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Trexlertown’s typical property tax (1.02% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,900

Renters already here pay a median of $1,841.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,320
1 bedroom$1,570
2 bedrooms$1,900
3 bedrooms$2,430
4 bedrooms$2,560
67%
of households rent · PA 31%
694
renter households
40%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · PA 48%
21%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$1,841
median rent paid today · Census

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

The homes

33% of Trexlertown households own their home

Half of Trexlertown’s homes were built before 2004.

Owners and renters
Own 33%Rent 67%

Pennsylvania: 69% own.

2004
typical home built · PA 1965
$2,943
median property tax bill · PA $3,311
1.02%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · PA 1.30%
6%
of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Next door

Trexlertown vs. its neighbors

Trexlertown is the least expensive of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Trexlertown$334K*−1.7%†$1,900—$109,792
Breinigsville$490K+2.8%$2,260—$120,749
Upper Macungie Township$419K*+1.2%†$2,100142$120,798
Lower Macungie Township$407K*+5.5%†$2,11019$125,230

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, 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.

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