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Harleysville, 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

Harleysville, PA Housing Market Trends

With 9,899 people, 3,692 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $538,760, Harleysville house prices are not only among the most expensive in Pennsylvania, Harleysville real estate also is some of the most expensive in all of America.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Harleysville, accounting for 50.36% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Harleysville include row houses and other attached homes ( 23.19%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 20.69%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 5.77%).

The most prevalent building size and type in Harleysville are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The town has a mixture of owners and renters, with 64.80% owning and 35.20% renting.

There is a lot of housing in Harleysville built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Harleysville built between 2000 and later ( 17.60%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 9.67%). There's also some housing in Harleysville built before 1939 ( 6.03%).

Harleysville Home Appreciation Rates

Harleysville's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Harleysville during the period has been just 5.24%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Harleysville's appreciation rate, at 6.29%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Harleysville's appreciation rate has been 0.82%, which annualizes to a rate of 3.32%.

Relative to Pennsylvania, our data show that Harleysville's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in Pennsylvania.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the town. Individual neighborhoods within Harleysville differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Harleysville - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Harleysville real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$538,760

Harleysville, PA Home Prices
> $1,299,000
$974,001 - $1,299,000
$650,001 - $974,000
$520,001 - $650,000
$390,001 - $520,000
$260,001 - $390,000
$130,001 - $260,000
$65,001 - $130,000
$0 - $65,000
0.5%
0.5%
8.6%
8.6%
22.4%
22.4%
21.8%
21.8%
27.8%
27.8%
14.8%
14.8%
3.9%
3.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Very High

for Pennsylvania

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

3,692

Harleysville Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,549 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
64.8%
64.8%
35.2%
35.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
2.7%
2.7%
97.3%
97.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
17.6%
17.6%
66.7%
66.7%
9.7%
9.7%
6.0%
6.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
50.4%
50.4%
23.2%
23.2%
5.8%
5.8%
20.7%
20.7%
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
3.8%
3.8%
14.2%
14.2%
16.0%
16.0%
37.5%
37.5%
22.3%
22.3%
6.2%
6.2%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes