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Home values, rents and more in Forest City, PA

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$211,000
Pennsylvania: $287,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
+0.4%
Pennsylvania: +2.2% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
1,770
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$57,404
Pennsylvania: $77,971 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Forest City, PA, shaded by typical home valueForest City18421
  • Under $230k
  • $230k–$240k
  • $240k–$260k
  • $260k–$270k
  • $270k+
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ZIP codes around Forest City, PA, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Forest City is outlined.

How Forest City compares

The typical home in Forest City, PA is worth about $211,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Forest City are 26% below the typical value in Pennsylvania ($287,000) and 42% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Forest City rose 0.4%, compared with +2.2% in Pennsylvania and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $57,404, against $77,971 in Pennsylvania and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 1,770 people live in Forest City (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Forest City has the 321st-lowest typical home value of the 773 cities in Pennsylvania with Zillow figures.

Part of: Susquehanna County, PA · Pennsylvania

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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