Home values, rents and more in the Allentown metro area
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How the Allentown metro compares
The typical home in the Allentown metro area is worth about $363,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in the Allentown metro are 27% above the typical value in Pennsylvania ($287,000) and about the same as the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in the Allentown metro rose 3.2%, compared with +2.2% in Pennsylvania and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $1,841 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 15% above Pennsylvania ($1,599) and 5% below the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 3.1% over the past year.
The median household income is $84,587, against $77,971 in Pennsylvania and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 887,615 people live in the Allentown metro (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
The Allentown metro has the 214th-highest typical home value of the 923 metro areas in the United States and the 3rd-highest of 36 in Pennsylvania with Zillow figures.
Part of: New Jersey · Pennsylvania
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Nearby metro areas
Counties in the Allentown metro
Cities in the Allentown metro
- Allentown, PA $316,000
- Bethlehem, PA $361,000
- Easton, PA $383,000
- Whitehall, PA
- Phillipsburg, NJ $336,000
- Emmaus, PA $389,000
- Northampton, PA $353,000
- Hackettstown, NJ $468,000
- Breinigsville, PA $488,000
- Washington, NJ
- Catasauqua, PA $289,000
- Hellertown, PA $380,000
- Nazareth, PA $459,000
- Blairstown Township, NJ $498,000
- Palmerton, PA $256,000
- Lehighton, PA $282,000
- Bangor, PA $330,000
- Fountain Hill, PA $265,000
- Jim Thorpe, PA $279,000
- Slatington, PA $341,000
- Lansford, PA $97,524
- Schnecksville, PA $521,000
- Pen Argyl, PA $316,000
- Coplay, PA $358,000
- Wind Gap, PA $376,000
- Nesquehoning, PA $202,000
- Macungie, PA $450,000
- Summit Hill, PA $156,000
- Freemansburg, PA $293,000
- Bath, PA $385,000
- Alburtis, PA $367,000
- Weatherly, PA $214,000
- Belvidere, NJ $382,000
- Coopersburg, PA $517,000
- Walnutport, PA $351,000
- Tatamy, PA $443,000
- Hardwick Township, NJ $492,000
- Roseto, PA $283,000
- East Bangor, PA $252,000
- West Easton, PA $264,000
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.