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The median home value in Northampton County, PA is $376,804 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.12% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$376,804
Year-over-Year
+3.12%
National Rank
#538 of 3071
Northampton County ranks 5th out of 67 counties in PA by median home price, and is +60.8% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within PA, the typical county has a median home value of $230,781, making Northampton County +63.3% above the PA state median.
Households here earn a median of $89,184 a year against a typical home value of $376,804 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.2×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 69% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Northampton County recorded a violent crime rate of 132 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 958 per 100,000.
Based on 13 reporting cities covering 211,839 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Northampton County is $376,804. That's up 3.12% from a year earlier. That is about 60.8% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Northampton County the 5th most expensive of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
Median household income here is $89,184, so a typical home costs about 4.2× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Northampton County recorded 132 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 211,839 residents across 13 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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