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Median Home Price in Lehighton, PA

The median home value in Lehighton, PA is $286,972 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.24% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$286,972

Year-over-Year

+2.24%

Population

5,259

Lehighton ranks #62 of 150 Pennsylvania cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 10.7% above the state's city median of $259,163. It sits in Carbon County, where the county-wide median is $270,784.

Housing affordability in Lehighton

Median household income in Lehighton is $64,651, so the typical home value is about 4.4× 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 Lehighton

Lehighton police recorded a violent crime rate of 152 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,160 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 Lehighton

What is the average home price in Lehighton, 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 Lehighton, that value is $286,972. That's up 2.24% from a year earlier. It is about 10.7% above the typical Pennsylvania city tracked here.

Is Lehighton expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Lehighton are more expensive than Carbon County as a whole, where the median is $270,784 — a difference of about 6.0%.

Is Lehighton affordable?

Median household income here is $64,651, so the typical home value is about 4.4× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Lehighton a safe place to live?

Lehighton police reported 152 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 5,259. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.