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Housing in Valley View

A typical Valley View home is worth roughly $262,000

Home prices around Valley View have risen about 59% over the past 5 years.

Typical home value
$262K
▲ 2.5% in a year · PA $303K
Estimate
2-bedroom rent
$1,280
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$4,009
PA $3,311
What stands out

What stands out about housing in Valley View

Price trend

Home prices up 59% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Valley View rose 59% over the past 5 years, faster than across Pennsylvania (48%). Last year prices rose 2.5%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Valley View home at roughly $262,000 today.

Valley View areaPennsylvania
0%+50%+100%+150%+200%200020052010201520202025
+2.5%
past year
+59%
past 5 years
+89%
past 10 years
Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $262K.

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

Affordability

A typical home costs 2.9 years of income

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

You could afford about
$309,000
Typical Valley View home $262K

That covers a typical Valley View home, with $47K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$1,780
Loan $1,300Tax $410Insurance $80

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,280 a month here, $500 less than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Valley View’s typical property tax (1.87% 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 $1,280

Renters already here pay a median of $1,188.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$890
1 bedroom$1,020
2 bedrooms$1,280
3 bedrooms$1,720
4 bedrooms$1,770
27%
of households rent · PA 31%
283
renter households
53%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · PA 48%
17%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$1,188
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (York-Hanover, PA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

73% of Valley View households own their home

Half of Valley View’s homes were built before 1953.

Owners and renters
Own 73%Rent 27%

Pennsylvania: 69% own.

1953
typical home built · PA 1965
$4,009
median property tax bill · PA $3,311
1.87%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · PA 1.30%

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

Next door

Valley View vs. its neighbors

Valley View is the 2nd priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Valley View$262K*+2.5%†$1,280—$89,803
Spring Garden Township$259K*+2.5%†$1,28055$102,686
York$280K+3.6%$1,2905$48,420
Queens Gate$236K*+2.5%†$1,280—$41,202
York Township$261K*+4.4%†$1,32076$80,190

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. 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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