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St. Marys, 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

St. Marys, PA Housing Market Trends

With 12,520 people, 5,726 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $173,167, house prices in St. Marys are solidly below the national average.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in St. Marys, accounting for 81.67% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in St. Marys include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 7.68%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 6.24%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 3.44%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in St. Marys. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 74.19% of St. Marys's homes, and 69.50% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

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. St. Marys's housing was primarily built during this period, from the '40s through the '60s. A full 41.80% of the city's housing hails from this era. Other housing ages represented in St. Marys include homes built between 1970-1999 ( 30.63%) and housing constructed before 1939 ( 21.12%). There's also some housing in St. Marys built between 2000 and later ( 6.45%).

St. Marys Home Appreciation Rates

St. Marys's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in St. Marys during the period has been just 4.51%, which is lower than 80% of US communities.

Over the last year, St. Marys appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, St. Marys's appreciation rate has been 4.06%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in St. Marys were at 0.00%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 0.00%.

Relative to Pennsylvania, our data show that St. Marys's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 80% of the other cities and towns in Pennsylvania.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$173,167

St. Marys, PA Home Prices
> $1,228,000
$921,001 - $1,228,000
$614,001 - $921,000
$491,001 - $614,000
$368,001 - $491,000
$246,001 - $368,000
$123,001 - $246,000
$61,001 - $123,000
$0 - $61,000
0.4%
0.4%
2.6%
2.6%
1.8%
1.8%
2.4%
2.4%
4.8%
4.8%
18.1%
18.1%
37.2%
37.2%
23.6%
23.6%
9.1%
9.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
Low

for Pennsylvania

Low

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

5,726

St. Marys Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$1,050 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
74.2%
74.2%
25.8%
25.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
7.5%
7.5%
92.5%
92.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
6.4%
6.4%
30.6%
30.6%
41.8%
41.8%
21.1%
21.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
81.7%
81.7%
1.0%
1.0%
7.7%
7.7%
6.2%
6.2%
3.4%
3.4%
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
1.1%
1.1%
10.7%
10.7%
17.2%
17.2%
53.2%
53.2%
16.3%
16.3%
1.4%
1.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Zip Codes in St. Marys, PA