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The median home value in Carbon County, PA is $269,211 as of 2026-08-31, up 0.66% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$269,211
Year-over-Year
+0.66%
National Rank
#1182 of 3071
Carbon County ranks 23rd out of 67 counties in PA by median home price, and is +14.5% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within PA, the typical county has a median home value of $233,681, making Carbon County +15.2% above the PA state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.3%, from $269,966 in May 2026 to $269,211 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 | $269,966 | +0.5% |
| Jun 2026 | $274,345 | +0.6% |
| Jul 2026 | $270,784 | +0.6% |
| Aug 2026 | $269,211 | +0.7% |
Households here earn a median of $67,554 a year against a typical home value of $269,211 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.0×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 62% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Carbon County recorded a violent crime rate of 155 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 1,145 per 100,000.
Based on 8 reporting cities covering 25,766 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Carbon County is $269,211. That's up 0.66% from a year earlier. That is about 14.5% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Carbon County the 23rd most expensive of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
Median household income here is $67,554, so a typical home costs about 4.0× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Carbon County recorded 155 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 25,766 residents across 8 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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