The story of this market
The typical home in Allentown, Pennsylvania sells for about $279,815, or $167 per square foot.
Prices are up +3.6% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 10 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,700 a month.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+3.6%
PA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown's housing market remains competitive with a median sale price of approximately $280,000 and a tight inventory driving quick sales. While price growth has moderated to around 3.6% year-over-year, the city continues to see steady demand from buyers. Development activity in the downtown core suggests ongoing efforts to revitalize the urban landscape.
1 verified foreclosure posting(s) on the ARED county ledger attributed to Allentown across its counties. Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the published ten-year series (2025) (within 12.5%).
Deterministic aggregate of 5 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Median prices moved up 2.7% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 24 days on market with 0.1 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 19.94% of asking — demand is holding steady.
1 foreclosure-ledger notice — 0.1 per 10,000 residents · unemployment 5.2% · poverty 21.0% — a mixed stability profile.
- Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom4.43.6 mi
- Crayola Experience4.215 mi
- Dave & Buster's Lehigh4.21.9 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park4.17.3 mi
- B Social Bowling4.54.7 mi
- Blue Mountain Resort4.315.4 mi
- Bear Creek Mountain Resort4.511.9 mi
- PPL Center4.50.1 mi
- Jefferson Park4.71.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Estate Vineyard & Winery4.820.8 mi
- Blue Mountain Resort4.315.4 mi
- Crayola Experience4.215 mi
- Lehigh Valley Zoo4.59.1 mi
- AMC Center Valley 164.34.3 mi
- SteelStacks4.75.5 mi
- Crayola Experience4.215 mi
- SteelStacks4.75.5 mi
- Crystal Cave4.520.2 mi
- Lost River Caverns4.57.5 mi
- Da Vinci Science Center4.40.2 mi
- Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom4.43.6 mi
- Lehigh Valley Zoo4.59.1 mi
- Cedar Beach Park4.62.2 mi
- Grange Park4.76.9 mi
- Covered Bridge Park4.85.4 mi
- Highway Marine4.610.8 mi
- Olde Homestead Golf Club4.514.4 mi
- Wedgewood Golf Club4.34.5 mi
- The Club at Twin Lakes4.25.7 mi
- Butter Valley Golf Course4.315 mi
- Morgan Hill Golf Course4.114.9 mi
- Lehigh Valley Mall4.42 mi
- Quakertown Farmers Market and Flea Market4.313.9 mi
- Promenade Saucon Valley4.54.3 mi
- Allentown Farmers Market4.71.4 mi
- ShopRite of Bethlehem4.59.9 mi
- Lehigh Valley International Airport4.53.7 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this city — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A major greenbelt area offering trails and natural space that serves as a significant recreational anchor for the city.
A preserved area featuring historic architecture that contributes to the city's cultural identity and local property appeal.
The local economy is anchored by development firms like City Center Investment Corp. and a mix of commercial and residential services.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Pennsylvania) — Homestead/Farmstead Exclusion: Formula: (Assessed Value - Exclusion Amount) × Tax Rate = Tax Owed. Exclusion amount varies by school district and county. State (Pennsylvania) — Property Tax Assessment: Tax = Assessed Value × Local Millage Rate (1 mill = $1 per $1,000 of assessed value).
Data retrieved from Census Reporter and QuickFacts profiles.
No public schools report a street address in this area. Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2023-24.