A typical Upper Exeter home is worth roughly $251,000
The median sale price was $323,000 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 Upper Exeter?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Home prices up 49% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Upper Exeter rose 49% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Pennsylvania. Last year prices fell 8.6%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Upper Exeter home at roughly $251,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $251K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Upper Exeter, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
91% of Upper Exeter households own their home
Half of Upper Exeter’s homes were built before 1972.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
A typical home costs 2.9 years of income
Less than across Pennsylvania (3.3 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Upper Exeter home, with $77K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,260 a month here, $270 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Upper Exeter’s typical property tax (1.04% 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 $1,260
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.
Upper Exeter vs. its neighbors
Upper Exeter 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 Upper Exeter buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
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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.