A typical Wesleyville home is worth roughly $144,000
The median sale price was $169,000 in May 2026.
Only 2 sales 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 Wesleyville?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
Home prices up 64% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Wesleyville rose 64% over the past 5 years, faster than across Pennsylvania (48%). Last year prices rose 13%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Wesleyville home at roughly $144,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $144K.
How Wesleyville ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Wesleyville, 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 2.9 years of income
Less than across Pennsylvania (3.3 years). Try your own numbers below.
That covers a typical Wesleyville home, with $20K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,220 a month here, $220 more than owning.
How Wesleyville ranks on affordability →
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Wesleyville’s typical property tax (2.09% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
70% of Wesleyville households own their home
Half of Wesleyville’s homes were built before 1949.
Pennsylvania: 69% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,220
Renters already here pay a median of $870, 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 (Erie, PA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
2 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 2 new homes in Wesleyville in 2025, all single-family houses. That's 0.6 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Pennsylvania (2). Over the past 10 years, Wesleyville has permitted 2 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Wesleyville's population fell by 119 even though 1 new home was permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are 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) | 1 | 1 | 0 | $357,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $715,000 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $120,000 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $119,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $60,000 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
How Wesleyville ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Wesleyville vs. its neighbors
Wesleyville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesleyville | $144K* | +13.3%† | $1,220 | 2 | $48,952 |
| Northwest Harborcreek | $226K* | +10.9%† | $1,270 | — | $93,617 |
| Harborcreek | $237K* | +11.6%† | $1,200 | 73 | $87,329 |
| Erie | $208K | +5.2% | $1,210 | 12 | $46,113 |
| Lawrence Park | $139K* | +8.1%† | $1,340 | 0 | $74,548 |
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 Wesleyville buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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. 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.