Sep 2026
$311K
+6.8% year-over-year
How it’s calculated
Rolling 3-month median sale price vs. same 3 months one year prior.
York, PA housing market
York, PA metro median sale price $311K in Sep 2026, up 6.8% year over year. Also days on market, price cuts, affordability and ZIP-code figures.
The median sale price in the York, PA metro is $311K as of Sep 2026, up 6.8% from a year earlier. The gain is larger than in most of the 383 U.S. metros Pecan Street ranks on this measure. FHFA's repeat-sales index for the metro agrees within 0.7 points (up 6.1% through Q2 2026).
On median sale price, York ($311K) ranks 7th of the 16 Pennsylvania metros Pecan Street tracks, between Reading ($317K) and Lebanon ($306K). On median days on market, York (38 days) ranks 12th of the 16 Pennsylvania metros, between Harrisburg (39 days) and Erie (37 days). On share of listings with a price cut, York (46%) ranks 4th of the 16 Pennsylvania metros, between Harrisburg (48%) and Chambersburg (43%).
Listings spent a median 38 days on market in Sep 2026, the 20th-fewest of the 385 metros. 46% of active listings carry a price cut, 1.9 points fewer than a year earlier. That share is higher than in most of the 385 metros.
At the 7.29% 30-year fixed rate with 20% down, principal and interest on a median-priced home come to $1,707 a month; at 28% of gross income, that takes about $73K a year. The median sale price equals about 15 years of HUD Fair Market Rent, a ratio up 9.2% from a year earlier. That ratio is lower than in most of the 373 metros. Active listings ask a median $178 per square foot, up 1.5% from a year earlier.
In seven of the 12 ZIP codes in the table below, median list prices are higher than a year earlier; five are lower.
Headline
Oct 15, 2026
7.29%
30-year fixed
Where it comes from
National benchmark: Optimal Blue OBMMI 30-year conforming, via FRED. An average of rates borrowers have actually locked, updated daily.
The same rate appears on every market page.
Principal & interest
$1,707/mo
$73K/yr income needed
How it’s calculated
Payment — this market’s median sale price with 20% down, on a 30-year fixed loan at the rate shown. Principal and interest only — no property tax, insurance, PMI or HOA.
Income needed — that payment at 28% of gross income. A rule of thumb, not a lending decision.
How York compares to other U.S. metros
| Days on market | ↓366th of 385 |
|---|---|
| Home-price growth | ↑51st of 383 (top 14%) |
| Price cuts | ↑59th of 385 (top 16%) |
| Price-to-rent | ↓221st of 373 |
Rank across the U.S. metros Pecan Street tracks, on market data alone — a higher rank means more of that measure (more price cuts, faster price growth, a wider asking-vs-sale gap, a higher price-to-rent ratio, or more days on market). The bar shows where this metro sits within that metric’s own cohort (left is more, right is less); ↑ and ↓ mark the positions furthest from the middle, and rows are ordered the same way. Metrics without data for this metro are omitted.
Affordability
| Price-to-rent ratio | ≈ 15 +9.2% YoY ↓221st of 373 |
|---|---|
| Asking price / sq ft | $178 +1.5% YoY |
Price-to-rent divides the median sale price by the annual HUD Fair Market Rent (a 3-bedroom, 40th-percentile benchmark), so it is a directional rent-vs-buy read, not a cap rate; its year-over-year change is directional in the same way. Asking price per square foot is the median across active for-sale listings (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.
Market pressure
| Listings with a price cut | ≈ 46% -1.9 pts YoY ↑59th of 385 (top 16%) |
|---|
Price-cut share is the portion of active for-sale listings that have taken a price reduction (Realtor.com), as of Sep 2026. The bar under a figure places this metro among the U.S. metros we track on that measure, highest first.
Market facts
| ZIPs with listing data | 12 shown of 40 |
|---|---|
| MLS board of record | — |
| Price methodology | Redfin vs FHFA HPI |
| Data as of | Sep 2026 |
Recent signals
No signals flagged for this market right now.
Price reconciliation
normal · 0.7ppRedfin (metro) +6.8% | FHFA HPI · Q2 2026 +6.1% |
Year-over-year home-price change from two independent methods — Redfin (monthly sold price) and FHFA (quarterly repeat-sales index). When they diverge, the market is mid-shift; cite the figure with that in mind.
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| ZIP | Median list price | Active listings | New listings | Price reductions | Days on market | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17019 | $465K↓ | 44↑ | 20↑ | 14↑ | 44↓ | $391K↑ |
| 17070 | $370K↑ | 50↑ | 28↑ | 24↑ | 38↑ | $292K↑ |
| 17315 | $320K↓ | 60↑ | 32↓ | 16↓ | 27↓ | $295K↑ |
| 17331 | $360K↑ | 144↓ | 90↓ | 68↓ | 39↑ | $297K↑ |
| 17356 | $316K↑ | 46↑ | 24↑ | 16↑ | 46↑ | $297K↑ |
| 17362 | $367K↓ | 42↓ | 18 | 14↑ | 50↓ | $335K↑ |
| 17401 | $169K↓ | 28↑ | 18↓ | 10↓ | 27↓ | $150K↑ |
| 17402 | $386K↑ | 35↓ | 26↓ | 12↓ | 39↓ | $331K↑ |
| 17403 | $279K↓ | 72↑ | 32↓ | 32↓ | 48↓ | $253K↑ |
| 17404 | $299K↑ | 64↑ | 40↑ | 36↑ | 36↑ | $261K↑ |
| 17406 | $460K↑ | 63↑ | 32↑ | 22↑ | 43↑ | $299K↑ |
| 17408 | $345K↑ | 53↓ | 38↑ | 34↓ | 34↓ | $301K↑ |
ZIP figures from Realtor.com listing data; home value from Zillow ZHVI. ZIP codes shown have the most complete listing-data history and active for-sale inventory in this metro; the latest available month is shown per ZIP. Arrows show the direction of each figure against the same three months a year earlier; no arrow means the change rounds to zero or the comparison isn't available.