Home values, rents and more in Carbon County, PA
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Carbon County, PA compares
The typical home in Carbon County, PA is worth about $266,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Carbon County, PA are 27% below the typical value in the Allentown metro area ($363,000) and 27% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Carbon County, PA rose 0.6%, compared with +3.2% in the Allentown metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,364 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 26% below the Allentown metro area ($1,841) and 29% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 6.2% over the past year.
The median household income is $67,554, against $84,587 in the Allentown metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 65,868 people live in Carbon County, PA (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Carbon County, PA has the lowest typical home value of the 4 counties in the Allentown metro area and the 23rd-highest of 67 in Pennsylvania with Zillow figures.
Part of: Allentown metro area · Pennsylvania
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Nearby counties
Cities in Carbon County, PA
ZIP codes in Carbon County, PA
- 18030 · Palmerton $198,000
- 18071 · Palmerton $257,000
- 18210 · Albrightsville $274,000
- 18216 · Beaver Meadows $182,000
- 18229 · Jim Thorpe $279,000
- 18232 · Lansford $97,604
- 18235 · Lehighton $280,000
- 18240 · Nesquehoning $201,000
- 18250 · Summit Hill $156,000
- 18254 · Tresckow $187,000
- 18255 · Weatherly $210,000
- 18624 · Lake Harmony $407,000
- 18661 · White Haven $247,000
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.