West Cameron, PA housing market
Builders were permitted 2 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how West Cameron compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
2 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 2 new homes in West Cameron in 2025, all single-family houses. Over the past 10 years, West Cameron has permitted 8 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 1 | 1 | 0 | $279,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $558,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $558,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $279,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $279,000 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $246,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $246,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $227,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $211,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $387,000 |
West Cameron's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
West Cameron and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Cameron | — | — | $1,020 | 2 | $75,000 |
| Zerbe | — | — | $970 | 1 | $58,287 |
| Upper Mahanoy | — | — | $1,070 | 3 | $76,806 |
| Coal | $72K | −11% | $970 | 0 | $51,010 |
| East Cameron | — | — | $970 | 1 | $67,500 |
| Little Mahanoy | — | — | $1,070 | 0 | $71,500 |
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,020
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in West Cameron is $1,020 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in West Cameron pay a median of $850, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $700 · 4 bedrooms $1,350
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (17823, 17872; Northumberland 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.