Housing · West Beaver

West Beaver, PA housing market

Builders were permitted 2 new homes in 2025.

Home values, sales, trends and how West Beaver compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

New construction

2 new homes permitted in 2025

Builders were permitted 2 new homes in West Beaver in 2025, all single-family houses. That's 1.9 per 1,000 residents, about the pace of Pennsylvania as a whole. Over the past 10 years, West Beaver has permitted 18 homes in all.

New homes, 2025
2
3 in 2024
2026 so far
0
Jan–Aug
Per 1,000 residents
1.9
Pennsylvania: 2
Single-family
100%
of 2025’s new homes
Single-family2026 so far
012345 2000: 3 homes 2000 2001: 5 homes 2002: 5 homes 2003: 3 homes 2004: 3 homes 2005: 1 home 2005 2006: 4 homes 2007: 3 homes 2008: 2 homes 2009: 1 home 2010: 0 homes 2010 2011: 1 home 2012: 1 home 2013: 1 home 2014: 2 homes 2015: 1 home 2015 2016: 2 homes 2017: 1 home 2018: 0 homes 2019: 0 homes 2020: 0 homes 2020 2021: 4 homes 2022: 2 homes 2023: 4 homes 2024: 3 homes 2025: 2 homes 2025 2026 so far: 0 homes

Homes vs. people, 2010–2020

Residents+20
New homes+9

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, West Beaver gained 20 residents while 9 new homes were permitted: about 2.2 new residents per new home. Building and growth moved roughly in step. Across Pennsylvania: 1.4 new residents per new home.

Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.

Show as a table
YearNew homesSingle-family2+ per buildingValue
2026 (Jan–Aug)000—
2025220$800,000
2024330$1.1 million
2023440$1.2 million
2022220$602,000
2021440$845,000
2020000—
2019000—
2018000—
2017110$148,000
2016220$543,000
2015110$149,000
2014220$404,000
2013110$130,000
2012110$220,000
2011110$80,000
2010000—
2009110$137,000
2008220$350,000
2007330$325,000
2006440$315,000
2005110$86,000
2004330$118,000
2003330$240,000
2002550$228,000
2001550$228,000
2000330$132,000

Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.

Nearby

West Beaver and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
West Beaver — — $1,010 2 $49,886
McClure $216K +1% $1,040 1 $69,886
Spring — — $1,000 3 $58,558
Decatur — — $1,030 2 $61,302
Fayette — — $1,100 1 $75,250
West Perry — — $970 1 $61,528
Armagh — — $970 13 $74,278
Affordability

4.4 years of income

The typical West Beaver home costs about 4.4 years of the town's median household income, more than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years).

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
77.8%
Pennsylvania: 69.3%
Median tax bill
$1,954
Pennsylvania: $3,311
Median rent
$735
Pennsylvania: $1,209
Typical home built
1981
Pennsylvania: 1965

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,010

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in West Beaver is $1,010 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in West Beaver pay a median of $735, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put. A two-bedroom takes about 24% of the town's median household income.

1 bedroom
$840
a month, with utilities
2 bedrooms
$1,010
a month, with utilities
3 bedrooms
$1,300
a month, with utilities
Share of income
24%
2 bedrooms ÷ median income

Studio $770 · 4 bedrooms $1,420

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (17063, 17812, 17841; Mifflin County, PA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.

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