Lancaster - PA housing market
The Lancaster metro has a typical home value of $386,393, up 4.3% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 7 days on market, a strong seller's market. 26% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Lancaster housing market, October 2026
The typical Lancaster home is worth $386,393 as of September 2026, up 0.3% from the prior month, up 1.1% over three months, and up 4.3% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $356,678 to $386,393.
Homes are going pending in about 7 days, slower than the 5 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 808 homes for sale, 11% more than a year ago. 25.5% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 18.8% three months ago).
Typical rent is $1,576 a month, up 3.9% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 20.4.
At this week's 7.40% mortgage rate with 20% down ($77,279), the typical Lancaster home costs about $2,623 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $112,400 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 7.4% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($386,393) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Lancaster - 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 4.3% over the past year. In Lancaster - PA, that means a home worth $370,463 last year is now worth roughly $386,393.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $365,876. Homes are selling at 102.0% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.
Homes listed in Lancaster - PA sit on the market for roughly 7 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 25.5% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 433 new listings hit the market each month in Lancaster - PA. There are currently 808 homes for sale, up 11.0% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Lancaster - PA is $1,575, up 3.9% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 20.4x, renting territory (#43 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 7.4% 30-year rate, runs about $2,140 a month in principal and interest, $565 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 4.55% rate.
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Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt October 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in PA
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia - PA | $386,048 | +2.5% | 15.0d |
| Pittsburgh - PA | $228,201 | +0.2% | 15.0d |
| Allentown - PA | $363,366 | +3.2% | 12.0d |
| Harrisburg - PA | $306,578 | +2.6% | 9.0d |
| Scranton - PA | $233,948 | +2.3% | 17.0d |
| York - PA | $309,136 | +3.4% | 8.0d |