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Median Home Price in Pottsville, PA

The median home value in Pottsville, PA is $154,122 as of 2026-07-31, up 4.69% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$154,122

Year-over-Year

+4.69%

Population

13,361

Pottsville ranks #132 of 150 Pennsylvania cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 40.5% below the state's city median of $259,163. It sits in Schuylkill County, where the county-wide median is $167,130.

Housing affordability in Pottsville

Median household income in Pottsville is $54,332, so the typical home value is about 2.8× 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 Pottsville

Pottsville police recorded a violent crime rate of 329 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,347 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 Pottsville

What is the average home price in Pottsville, 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 Pottsville, that value is $154,122. That's up 4.69% from a year earlier. It is about 40.5% below the typical Pennsylvania city tracked here.

Is Pottsville expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Pottsville are cheaper than Schuylkill County as a whole, where the median is $167,130 — a difference of about 7.8%.

Is Pottsville affordable?

Median household income here is $54,332, so the typical home value is about 2.8× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Pottsville a safe place to live?

Pottsville police reported 329 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 13,361. 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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