Wharton, PA housing market
Builders were permitted 7 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how Wharton compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
7 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 7 new homes in Wharton in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $2 million to build. That's 2.1 per 1,000 residents, about the pace of Pennsylvania as a whole. Over the past 10 years, Wharton has permitted 118 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 7 | 7 | 0 | $2.9 million |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $2 million |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $930,000 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| 2022 | 51 | 7 | 44 | $19.6 million |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2020 | 10 | 8 | 2 | $2.4 million |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $2.6 million |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $950,000 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $3.5 million |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $514,000 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $789,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $435,000 |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $746,000 |
| 2005 | 16 | 16 | 0 | $995,000 |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | 0 | $933,000 |
| 2003 | 14 | 14 | 0 | $871,000 |
| 2002 | 17 | 17 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2001 | 16 | 16 | 0 | $995,000 |
| 2000 | 17 | 17 | 0 | $1.1 million |
How Wharton 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.
Wharton and its neighbors
| Town | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wharton | — | $1,270 | 7 | $71,667 |
| Stewart | — | $1,140 | 2 | $58,750 |
| Henry Clay | — | $990 | 3 | $78,056 |
| South Union | +5.2%† | $1,080 | 9 | $77,708 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
3.1 years of income
The typical Wharton home costs about 3.1 years of the town's median household income, less than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years).
How Wharton 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 $1,270
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Wharton is $1,270 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Wharton pay a median of $1,206. A two-bedroom takes about 21% of the town's median household income.
Studio $980 · 4 bedrooms $1,760
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (15437, 15440, 15470; Pittsburgh, PA HUD Metro FMR Area), 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.