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The median home value in Pottstown, PA is $361,730 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.99% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$361,730
Year-over-Year
+2.99%
Population
23,324
Pottstown ranks #33 of 150 Pennsylvania cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 39.6% above the state's city median of $259,163. It sits in Chester County, where the county-wide median is $582,402.
Median household income in Pottstown is $60,828, so the typical home value is about 5.9× 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).
Pottstown police recorded a violent crime rate of 737 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 3,104 per 100,000.
Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).
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 Pottstown, that value is $361,730. That's up 2.99% from a year earlier. It is about 39.6% above the typical Pennsylvania city tracked here.
Homes in Pottstown are cheaper than Chester County as a whole, where the median is $582,402 — a difference of about 37.9%.
Median household income here is $60,828, so the typical home value is about 5.9× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.
Pottstown police reported 737 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 23,324. 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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