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The median home value in Centre County, PA is $351,317 as of 2026-08-31, up 2.45% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$351,317
Year-over-Year
+2.45%
National Rank
#640 of 3071
Centre County ranks 8th out of 67 counties in PA by median home price, and is +49.5% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within PA, the typical county has a median home value of $233,681, making Centre County +50.3% above the PA state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.7%, from $353,667 in May 2026 to $351,317 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 | $353,667 | +2.5% |
| Jun 2026 | $356,480 | +2.6% |
| Jul 2026 | $357,278 | +2.5% |
| Aug 2026 | $351,317 | +2.5% |
Households here earn a median of $74,291 a year against a typical home value of $351,317 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.7×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 80% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Centre County recorded a violent crime rate of 139 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 693 per 100,000.
Based on 2 reporting cities covering 63,468 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Centre County is $351,317. That's up 2.45% from a year earlier. That is about 49.5% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Centre County the 8th most expensive of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
Median household income here is $74,291, so a typical home costs about 4.7× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Centre County recorded 139 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 63,468 residents across 2 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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