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Median Home Price in Luzerne, PA

The median home value in Luzerne, PA is $184,595 as of 2026-07-31, down 1.31% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$184,595

Year-over-Year

-1.31%

Population

5,127

Luzerne ranks #118 of 150 Pennsylvania cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 28.8% below the state's city median of $259,163. It sits in Luzerne County, where the county-wide median is $228,833.

Housing affordability in Luzerne

Median household income in Luzerne is $42,135, 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 Luzerne

Luzerne police recorded a violent crime rate of 0 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 0 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 Luzerne

What is the average home price in Luzerne, 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 Luzerne, that value is $184,595. That's down 1.31% from a year earlier. It is about 28.8% below the typical Pennsylvania city tracked here.

Is Luzerne expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Luzerne are cheaper than Luzerne County as a whole, where the median is $228,833 — a difference of about 19.3%.

Is Luzerne affordable?

Median household income here is $42,135, 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 Luzerne a safe place to live?

Luzerne police reported 0 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 5,127. 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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