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Housing in Whitfield · A strong seller's market

A typical Whitfield home is worth roughly $381,000

Homes typically sell in 4 days, a little above asking.

Typical home value
$381K
▲ 7.4% in a year · PA $255K
Estimate
Median sale price
$380K
May 2026 · Redfin
Days on market
4
Faster than PA (30)
Sale-to-list
100.7%
Homes sell above asking
Homes sold
5
in May · 1 for sale
2-bedroom rent
$2,000
a month, utilities in · HUD
Median tax bill
$5,416
PA $3,311

What kind of housing town is Whitfield?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Market temperature

A strong seller's market

Homes are selling faster than new ones are listed: less than two months of supply. Well-priced homes can draw several offers.

Seller’s marketA strong seller's marketBuyer’sSeller’s

Under ~4 months of supply favors sellers; over ~6 favors buyers.

0.2
months of supply · PA 2.7
4
days to sell · PA 30
100.7%
of asking price, at sale
40%
sold above asking
85.7%
under contract within 2 weeks
5
new listings in May

Redfin Data Center, all residential sales, May 2026.

Price trend

Home prices up 55% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Whitfield rose 55% over the past 5 years, faster than across Pennsylvania (48%). Last year prices rose 7.4%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Whitfield home at roughly $381,000 today.

Whitfield areaPennsylvania
0%+50%+100%+150%+200%200020052010201520202025
+7.4%
past year
+55%
past 5 years
+86%
past 10 years
Estimated value

Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $381K.

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Whitfield, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Affordability

A typical home costs 3 years of income

About the same as across Pennsylvania. Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about
$443,000
Typical Whitfield home $381K

That covers a typical Whitfield home, with $62K to spare.

The typical home, each month
$2,550
Loan $1,890Tax $550Insurance $110

A two-bedroom rents for about $2,000 a month here, $550 less than owning.

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Whitfield’s typical property tax (1.74% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

91% of Whitfield households own their home

Half of Whitfield’s homes were built before 1973.

Owners and renters
Own 91%Rent 9%

Pennsylvania: 69% own.

1973
typical home built · PA 1965
$5,416
median property tax bill · PA $3,311
1.74%
of a home’s value, a year in tax · PA 1.30%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $2,000

Renters already here pay a median of $1,474, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,380
1 bedroom$1,570
2 bedrooms$2,000
3 bedrooms$2,460
4 bedrooms$2,650
9%
of households rent · PA 31%
141
renter households
48%
of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · PA 48%
19%
of the median income, for a two-bedroom
$1,474
median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Reading, PA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Whitfield vs. its neighbors

Whitfield is the 2nd priciest of 7 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Compare more
TownTypical value1-yr change2-bed rentNew homes 2025Median income
Whitfield$381K*+7.4%†$2,000—$126,740
Spring$287K*+6.8%†$1,99010$94,837
Sinking Spring$283K*+5.9%†$2,05082$82,500
Springmont$255K*+8.1%†$1,850—$82,173
West Lawn$257K+1.7%$1,840—$69,688
Wyomissing$386K+1.1%$2,1500$93,203
Spring Ridge$345K*+8.3%†$2,170—$68,571

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.

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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. 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.

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