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Median Home Price in Luzerne County, PA

The median home value in Luzerne County, PA is $228,853 as of 2026-08-31, up 2.99% from a year earlier.

Median Home Value

$228,853

Year-over-Year

+2.99%

National Rank

#1603 of 3071

Luzerne County ranks 35th out of 67 counties in PA by median home price, and is -2.6% below the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within PA, the typical county has a median home value of $233,681, making Luzerne County -2.1% below the PA state median.

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Home value history

The typical home value increased by 1.6%, from $225,295 in May 2026 to $228,853 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.

Luzerne County, PA monthly home value history
Month	Typical home value	Year-over-year change
May 2026	$225,295	+2.1%
Jun 2026	$226,150	+2.4%
Jul 2026	$228,833	+2.7%
Aug 2026	$228,853	+3.0%

Can you afford a home in Luzerne County?

Households here earn a median of $63,691 a year against a typical home value of $228,853 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.6×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 48% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)

Crime in Luzerne County

Reporting agencies in Luzerne County recorded a violent crime rate of 267 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,015 per 100,000.

Based on 21 reporting cities covering 160,783 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).

Common questions about Luzerne County

How much does a house cost in Luzerne County, PA?

The median home value in Luzerne County is $228,853. That's up 2.99% from a year earlier. That is about 2.6% below the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Luzerne County the 35th most expensive of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.

Is Luzerne County affordable?

Median household income here is $63,691, so a typical home costs about 3.6× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.

Is Luzerne County a safe place to live?

Reporting police departments in Luzerne County recorded 267 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 160,783 residents across 21 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.