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The median home value in Northumberland County, PA is $161,381 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.45% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$161,381
Year-over-Year
+2.45%
National Rank
#2448 of 3071
Northumberland County ranks 55th out of 67 counties in PA by median home price, and is -31.1% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within PA, the typical county has a median home value of $230,781, making Northumberland County -30.1% below the PA state median.
Households here earn a median of $60,583 a year against a typical home value of $161,381 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.7×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 17% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Northumberland County recorded a violent crime rate of 128 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 801 per 100,000.
Based on 7 reporting cities covering 32,694 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Northumberland County is $161,381. That's up 2.45% from a year earlier. That is about 31.1% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Northumberland County the 55th most expensive of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
Median household income here is $60,583, so a typical home costs about 2.7× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Northumberland County recorded 128 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 32,694 residents across 7 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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