A typical Upper Mifflin home is worth roughly $337,000
Home prices around Upper Mifflin have risen about 55% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 1 new home in 2025.
Home prices up 55% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Upper Mifflin rose 55% over the past 5 years, faster than across Pennsylvania (48%). Last year prices rose 3.5%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Upper Mifflin home at roughly $337,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $337K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Upper Mifflin, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 4.1 years of income
More than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.
That’s $29K short of a typical Upper Mifflin home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,370 a month here, $750 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Upper Mifflin’s typical property tax (1.24% 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 $1,370
Renters already here pay a median of $867, 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.
1 new home permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 1 new home in Upper Mifflin in 2025. That's 0.8 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Pennsylvania (2). Over the past 10 years, Upper Mifflin has permitted 24 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Upper Mifflin gained 15 residents while 32 new homes were permitted: about 0.5 new residents per new home. Building outpaced population growth, which usually means smaller households or homes used part of the year. 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) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $480,000 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $200,000 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $271,000 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $602,000 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $729,000 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $585,000 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $430,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $69,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $100,000 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $475,000 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $522,000 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $438,000 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $494,000 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $554,000 |
| 2005 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $685,000 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $598,000 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $580,000 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $808,000 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $447,000 |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
86% of Upper Mifflin households own their home
Half of Upper Mifflin’s homes were built before 1987.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
Upper Mifflin vs. its neighbors
Upper Mifflin is the priciest of 4 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 Mifflin | $337K* | +3.5%† | $1,370 | 1 | $83,047 |
| North Newton | $255K* | +4.1%† | $1,280 | 1 | $78,125 |
| Lower Mifflin | $175K* | +3.5%† | $1,230 | 1 | $60,682 |
| Hopewell | $264K* | — | $1,610 | 2 | $75,515 |
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.