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The median home value in Wilkes-Barre, PA is $184,986 as of 2026-08-31, up 1.87% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$184,986
Year-over-Year
+1.87%
Population
44,254
The typical home value increased by 1.1%, from $182,956 in May 2026 to $184,986 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $182,956 | +1.4% |
| Jun 2026 | $183,600 | +1.4% |
| Jul 2026 | $184,034 | +1.6% |
| Aug 2026 | $184,986 | +1.9% |
Wilkes-Barre ranks #114 of 145 Pennsylvania cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 29.5% below the state's city median of $262,555. It sits in Luzerne County, where the county-wide median is $228,853.
Median household income in Wilkes-Barre is $48,515, so the typical home value is about 3.8× 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).
Wilkes-Barre police recorded a violent crime rate of 432 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most cities that report to the FBI. Property crime runs at 1,557 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 Wilkes-Barre, that value is $184,986. That's up 1.87% from a year earlier. It is about 29.5% below the typical Pennsylvania city tracked here.
Homes in Wilkes-Barre are cheaper than Luzerne County as a whole, where the median is $228,853 — a difference of about 19.2%.
Median household income here is $48,515, so the typical home value is about 3.8× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.
Wilkes-Barre police reported 432 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 44,254. 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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