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Coopersburg, PA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Coopersburg, PA Housing Market Trends

With 2,494 people, 1,050 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $345,359, Coopersburg real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Coopersburg, accounting for 64.35% of the borough's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Coopersburg include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 19.79%), row houses and other attached homes ( 9.19%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 6.66%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Coopersburg are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The borough has a mixture of owners and renters, with 64.95% owning and 35.05% renting.

At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home triumphant and, with the help of the GI Bill, built homes by the millions on the edges of America's cities. These homes were predominantly capes and ranches, modest in size, but built to house a growing middle-class as the 20th century became the American century. Coopersburg's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 39.40% of the borough's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in Coopersburg include homes built before 1939 ( 29.27%) and housing constructed between 1970-1999 ( 27.30%). There's also some housing in Coopersburg built between 2000 and later ( 4.03%).

Coopersburg Home Appreciation Rates

Coopersburg's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Coopersburg during the period has been just 4.93%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.

Appreciation rates are so strong in Coopersburg that despite a nationwide downturn in the housing market, Coopersburg real estate has continued to appreciate in value faster than most communities. Looking at just the latest twelve months, Coopersburg appreciation rates continue to be some of the highest in America, at 9.02%, which is higher than appreciation rates in 91.77% of the cities and towns in the nation. Based on the last twelve months, short-term real estate investors have found good fortune in Coopersburg. Coopersburg appreciation rates in the latest quarter were at 2.24%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 9.28%.

Importantly, this makes Coopersburg one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the borough's near-future real estate investment strength.

Relative to Pennsylvania, our data show that Coopersburg's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 90% of the other cities and towns in Pennsylvania.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$345,359

Coopersburg, PA Home Prices
> $1,270,000
$952,001 - $1,270,000
$635,001 - $952,000
$508,001 - $635,000
$381,001 - $508,000
$254,001 - $381,000
$127,001 - $254,000
$63,001 - $127,000
$0 - $63,000
1.1%
1.1%
0.5%
0.5%
3.4%
3.4%
3.8%
3.8%
29.2%
29.2%
48.6%
48.6%
12.1%
12.1%
0.0%
0.0%
1.3%
1.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Pennsylvania

High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

1,050

Coopersburg Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,349 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
65.0%
65.0%
35.0%
35.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
1.5%
1.5%
98.5%
98.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
4.0%
4.0%
27.3%
27.3%
39.4%
39.4%
29.3%
29.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
64.4%
64.4%
9.2%
9.2%
6.7%
6.7%
19.8%
19.8%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
2.3%
2.3%
16.7%
16.7%
15.1%
15.1%
45.6%
45.6%
16.0%
16.0%
4.2%
4.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes