Allentown - PA housing market
The Allentown metro has a typical home value of $368,621, up 3.2% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 9 days on market, a strong seller's market. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
How to read this data
The typical home value ($368,621) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Allentown - PA metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.
Prices are up 3.2% over the past year. In Allentown - PA, that means a home worth $357,191 last year is now worth roughly $368,621.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $341,907. Homes are selling at 101.2% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.
Homes listed in Allentown - PA sit on the market for roughly 9 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 18.9% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 1,001 new listings hit the market each month in Allentown - PA. There are currently 2,202 homes for sale, up 7.1% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Allentown - PA is $1,873, up 3.2% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 16.4x, toss-up (#116 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.71% 30-year rate, runs about $1,905 a month in principal and interest, $32 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 6.55% rate.
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This is market-level data, not property-level. We don't list individual homes for sale. For that, go to Zillow, Redfin, or your local MLS.
Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in PA
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia - PA | $392,329 | +2.5% | 12.0d |
| Pittsburgh - PA | $231,708 | +0.3% | 11.0d |
| Harrisburg - PA | $312,861 | +3.1% | 8.0d |
| Scranton - PA | $230,799 | +1.9% | 13.0d |
| Lancaster - PA | $390,025 | +4.6% | 6.0d |
| York - PA | $312,066 | +3.2% | 6.0d |