Westtown, PA housing market
Home prices around Westtown have risen about 50% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 5 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Westtown compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 50% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Westtown rose 50% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Pennsylvania. Last year prices rose 5%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Westtown home at roughly $957,000 today.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Pennsylvania since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +5% | +190% | +164% |
| 2024 | +6.9% | +176% | +152% |
| 2023 | +8.3% | +158% | +138% |
| 2022 | +13% | +138% | +122% |
| 2021 | +8.7% | +110% | +96% |
| 2020 | +1.4% | +93% | +79% |
| 2019 | +2.2% | +91% | +72% |
| 2018 | +6.2% | +86% | +66% |
| 2017 | +3.2% | +76% | +59% |
| 2016 | +2.6% | +70% | +53% |
| 2015 | +2.5% | +66% | +49% |
| 2014 | +4.6% | +62% | +46% |
| 2013 | +0.5% | +55% | +43% |
| 2012 | −0.4% | +54% | +42% |
| 2011 | −3.8% | +54% | +45% |
| 2010 | −2.5% | +61% | +48% |
| 2009 | −3.4% | +65% | +52% |
| 2008 | −0.6% | +71% | +57% |
| 2007 | +2.3% | +72% | +59% |
| 2006 | +7.1% | +68% | +55% |
| 2005 | +14% | +57% | +44% |
| 2004 | +12% | +38% | +29% |
| 2003 | +6.7% | +23% | +17% |
| 2002 | +7.9% | +15% | +12% |
| 2001 | +6.9% | +6.9% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
How Westtown ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 19382, 19342, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.
5 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 5 new homes in Westtown in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $1.5 million to build. That's 0.4 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Pennsylvania (2). Over the past 10 years, Westtown has permitted 158 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Westtown gained 327 residents while 100 new homes were permitted: about 3.3 new residents per new home. Building and growth moved roughly in step. Across Pennsylvania: 1.4 new residents per new home.
How Westtown ranks on housing keeping up with growth →
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $667,000 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 0 | $6 million |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 0 | $9.2 million |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 | 0 | $6.8 million |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $6 million |
| 2018 | 22 | 22 | 0 | $5.9 million |
| 2017 | 44 | 44 | 0 | $11.8 million |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $772,000 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $4.3 million |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $5.6 million |
| 2006 | 19 | 19 | 0 | $8.3 million |
| 2005 | 20 | 20 | 0 | $6.4 million |
| 2004 | 22 | 22 | 0 | $7.7 million |
| 2003 | 19 | 19 | 0 | $5.9 million |
| 2002 | 36 | 36 | 0 | $10.4 million |
| 2001 | 31 | 31 | 0 | $7.2 million |
| 2000 | 16 | 16 | 0 | $3.7 million |
Westtown's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
How Westtown 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, through August 2026.
Westtown and its neighbors
| Town | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westtown | +5%† | $2,190 | 5 | $138,664 |
| Birmingham | +5%† | $2,190 | 2 | $215,000 |
| Thornbury | +5.1%† | $2,220 | 0 | $172,070 |
| West Goshen | +5.9%† | $2,390 | 72 | $132,242 |
| Willistown | +6.6%† | $2,380 | 8 | $187,466 |
| East Goshen | +6.2%† | $2,490 | 4 | $106,866 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
4.4 years of income
The typical Westtown home costs about 4.4 years of the town's median household income, more than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years).
How Westtown ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,190
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Westtown is $2,190 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Westtown pay a median of $2,389. A two-bedroom takes about 19% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,690 · 4 bedrooms $2,930
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (19342, 19382; Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA), 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. 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.