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Median Home Price in Elizabethtown, PA

The median home value in Elizabethtown, PA is $368,415 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.9% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$368,415

Year-over-Year

+4.9%

Population

12,112

Elizabethtown ranks #30 of 150 Pennsylvania cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 42.2% above the state's city median of $259,163. It sits in Lancaster County, where the county-wide median is $390,027.

Housing affordability in Elizabethtown

Median household income in Elizabethtown is $76,105, so the typical home value is about 4.8× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Elizabethtown

Elizabethtown police recorded a violent crime rate of 83 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 644 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Elizabethtown

What is the average home price in Elizabethtown, PA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Elizabethtown, that value is $368,415. That's up 4.9% from a year earlier. It is about 42.2% above the typical Pennsylvania city tracked here.

Is Elizabethtown expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Elizabethtown are cheaper than Lancaster County as a whole, where the median is $390,027 — a difference of about 5.5%.

Is Elizabethtown affordable?

Median household income here is $76,105, so the typical home value is about 4.8× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Elizabethtown a safe place to live?

Elizabethtown police reported 83 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 12,112. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.

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