A typical Upper Frankford home is worth roughly $240,000
Home prices around Upper Frankford have risen about 56% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 3 new homes in 2025.
What kind of housing town is Upper Frankford?
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A typical home costs 3.1 years of income
Less than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Upper Frankford home, with $50K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,260 a month here, $250 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Upper Frankford’s typical property tax (1.26% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
91% of Upper Frankford households own their home
Half of Upper Frankford’s homes were built before 1987.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Home prices up 56% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Upper Frankford rose 56% over the past 5 years, faster than across Pennsylvania (48%). Last year prices rose 3.8%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Upper Frankford home at roughly $240,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $240K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Upper Frankford, 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 $1,260
Renters already here pay a median of $943, 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 (Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
3 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 3 new homes in Upper Frankford in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $1.5 million to build. That's 1.5 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Pennsylvania (2). Over the past 10 years, Upper Frankford has permitted 91 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Upper Frankford gained 123 residents while 42 new homes were permitted: about 2.9 new residents per new home. Building and growth moved roughly in step. Across Pennsylvania: 1.4 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 2 | 2 | 0 | $973,000 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 0 | $3.6 million |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $84,000 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $260,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $125,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $561,000 |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $237,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $691,000 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $385,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $390,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $486,000 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $818,000 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $818,000 |
| 2004 | 16 | 16 | 0 | $2 million |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $984,000 |
| 2002 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $771,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $288,000 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $398,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Upper Frankford vs. its neighbors
Upper Frankford is the 2nd least expensive of 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Frankford | $240K* | +3.8%† | $1,260 | 3 | $77,862 |
| West Pennsboro | $283K* | +5%† | $1,370 | 5 | $81,433 |
| Tyrone | $243K* | — | $1,190 | — | $70,347 |
| Lower Frankford | $242K* | +6.3%† | $1,480 | 10 | $76,797 |
| Lower Mifflin | $175K* | +3.5%† | $1,230 | 1 | $60,682 |
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. 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.