Allentown housing market: home prices, trends and forecast
Allentown home prices: according to the Zillow Home Value Index, a typical Allentown, Pennsylvania home was worth $315,694 in September 2026, up 3.8% from a year before and the highest monthly figure ever recorded.
- Value of a typical home
- $315,694September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- Since September 2025, +3.8%.
Allentown home prices since 2000
Allentown appears as the steel line, while the United States appears as the grey line. The typical Allentown home changed from $91,983 to $315,694 between January 2000 and now, a ×3.43 increase. During those same months, the US recorded ×2.99. The boom high was $172,958 in November 2007; the low was $122,845 in April 2013, with a change of −29.0%.
Allentown median home price by year
Each year averages its twelve monthly values, while 2026 shows the latest month.
| Year | Allentown | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $93,078 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $96,141 | +3.3% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $100,707 | +4.7% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $107,969 | +7.2% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $119,433 | +10.6% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $138,048 | +15.6% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $161,852 | +17.2% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $171,551 | +6.0% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $167,325 | −2.5% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $155,472 | −7.1% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $148,683 | −4.4% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $136,336 | −8.3% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $127,685 | −6.3% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $124,667 | −2.4% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $129,189 | +3.6% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $129,437 | +0.2% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $138,459 | +7.0% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $150,429 | +8.6% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $165,203 | +9.8% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $176,956 | +7.1% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $190,668 | +7.7% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $222,428 | +16.7% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $252,840 | +13.7% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $268,767 | +6.3% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $288,716 | +7.4% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $301,025 | +4.3% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $315,694 | +3.8% | $366,157 |
Current value of an Allentown home bought in any year
This estimate uses an index for a typical home, rather than an appraisal.
The year's figure averages its twelve monthly index values; the current value is September 2026. More choices include the home appreciation calculator.
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Allentown housing market forecast
For the Allentown, PA metro, Zillow's forecast shows +2.6% over the 12 months beginning September 2026 and +0.8% during the next three months. Using Allentown's typical value of $315,694, the forecast would place it near $323,900 one year on.
Here, Zillow's central estimate for the metro appears; the site does not publish a forecast of its own. Forecasts of this kind over 12 months have usually landed several percentage points away from the actual outcome, above or below. This is not investment advice.
One table includes every metro forecast: housing market forecast.
Allentown housing market crash risk score
A score of 26 out of 100, moderate
Using five conditions that were high before past price falls, the score ranks Allentown against 292 cities. Each input receives a score from 0 to 100 when compared with the other cities. The five scores then receive equal weight in the average. This score shows current conditions; it does not forecast a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | −55.8% | 3 | 20% |
| Time on the market vs 2019 | −34.4% | 3 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 15.6 | 32 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 6.7 | 79 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | +3.8% | 13 | 20% |
This is not investment advice. Input scoring details: methodology. Rankings for all 292 cities: city crash risks.
Homes for sale and market time in Allentown
In September 2026 the Allentown, PA metro listed 1,531 homes for sale, up 8.7% from a year earlier and down 55.8% versus the same month of 2019. The median time to sell a listing was 40 days, down 34.4% against 2019, while 15.7% of listings received a price cut.
| Allentown, PA metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 1,531 | +8.7% |
| New listings | 926 | |
| Median days on market | 40 | −6.4% |
| Median list price | $412,225 | +3.1% |
| Share with a price cut | 15.7% |
Metro inventory data comes from Realtor.com® Economic Research. Realtor.com figures. See days on market by city for every metro.
Living costs and rent in Allentown
In Allentown, the typical asking rent is $1,686 a month according to the Zillow Observed Rent Index, 3.3% higher than a year earlier. A typical home costs 15.6 years of rent. A year's income for the median household is $47,463 (Census ACS 2024), making the typical home 6.7 times that amount. BEA gives the metro a price index of 100.0 compared with a US average of 100, while its housing cost index is 105.5.
More housing markets in Pennsylvania
- For Philadelphia: $231,584.
- For Pittsburgh: $234,620.
- For Erie: $204,067.
- For Scranton: $202,099.
- For Harrisburg: $263,909.
Statewide information: Pennsylvania housing market.
How to read the chart
Every point represents the Zillow Home Value Index for Allentown. It shows the typical home's value within the market's middle third, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, in that month's dollars. The hollow dot shows the month selected on the slider, while the terracotta dot marks the most recent month. These figures do not account for inflation, and an index tracks the typical home rather than any particular house. To find one home's value, use its sale price with the card above or the home appreciation calculator.