The story of this market
The typical home in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania sells for about $260,500, or $161 per square foot.
Prices are down 7.1% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 10 days to sell, which is fast. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 136% since 2000. Last year 38 of 52 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is winter weather, which FEMA rates relatively high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,598 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,598 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Low.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+3.7%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2022 (+14.2%). Worst: 2012 (-3.4%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+3.6%
PA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$2,055
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+3.7%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 52 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
44
Relatively Low
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $99,795,217.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
76.4%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 12291 | 6744 | 76.4% | 10% | $155,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
The Dauphin County housing market is currently experiencing a period of price correction with a year-over-year decline in median sale prices. Inventory levels have shown recent growth, contributing to a more balanced environment for buyers compared to previous high-demand periods.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the published ten-year series (2025) (within 12.5%).
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Median prices moved up 2.7% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 41 days on market with 0.3 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
2% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 16.29% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.9% · poverty 13.7% — a stable, low-distress profile.
Owned and leased federal assets with active or excess status, per the General Services Administration's Real Estate Across the United States inventory (read 2026-09-25). A federal footprint read on this county — not a market valuation, and never an attribute of any individual property or tenant.
Deterministic aggregate of 24 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
No researched properties in this county yet — the property base layer populates as property research runs, and each property feeds its ZIP's roll-up.
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| 17005 | Berrysburg | $305,000 | $180 | +5.2% | 37 | 100.4% | 14% | 1.6 | 872 | $1,482 | researched Sep 16 |
| 17018 | Dauphin | $340,000 | $178 | +2% | 15 | 102% | 14% | 4.5 | 72 | $1,063 | researched Sep 16 |
| 17023 | Elizabethville | $305,000 | $180 | 0% | 37 | 98.5% | 16.4% | 1.9 | 928 | $775 | researched Sep 16 |
| 17028 | Grantville | $384,208 | $204 | +7.8% | 61 | 100.4% | 14% | 3.2 | 4 | $1,244 | researched Sep 16 |
| 17030 | Gratz | $305,000 | $180 | +5.2% | 37 | 100.4% | 14% | 1.6 | 872 | $770 | researched Sep 17 |
| 17032 | Halifax | $336,332 | $180 | +3.4% | 9 | — | — | — | 872 | $771 | researched Sep 18 |
| 17033 | Hershey | $375,267 | $132 | +9.3% | 20 | 100.4% | 14% | 2.5 | 60 | $1,330 | researched Sep 19 |
| 17034 | Highspire | $350,000 | $180 | -1.4% | 37 | 100.4% | 14% | 1.6 | 872 | $1,041 | researched Sep 20 |
| 17036 | Hummelstown | $339,950 | $180 | +8.1% | 37 | — | — | — | 872 | $1,404 | researched Sep 16 |
| 17048 | Lykens | $195,000 | $128 | +2.5% | 48 | 98.2% | 10% | 4.7 | 19 | $788 | researched Sep 16 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Dauphin County faces an extreme risk of flooding, with approximately 21% of all properties likely to be severely affected by flooding over the next 30 years.
The county benefits from a diverse economic base including state government, healthcare, and manufacturing, with major employers such as The Hershey Company, UPMC Pinnacle, and Penn State Health.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Pennsylvania) — Homestead/Farmstead Exclusion: Formula: (Assessed Value - Exclusion Amount) × Tax Rate = Tax Owed. Exclusion amount varies by school district and county. State (Pennsylvania) — Property Tax Assessment: Tax = Assessed Value × Local Millage Rate (1 mill = $1 per $1,000 of assessed value).
The economy is anchored by the state capital's government sector, healthcare systems, and the food manufacturing industry led by The Hershey Company.
The county is served by major highway corridors and infrastructure supporting the Harrisburg-Carlisle metropolitan area.
The amenity base that shapes daily life and property demand in this county — what residents actually live with, and what the pipeline is adding.
A major regional attraction featuring roller coasters, water rides, and entertainment that draws significant tourism to the county.
Data sourced from US Census QuickFacts and Census Reporter
Municipalities may enact zoning, subdivision, and land development ordinances.
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (53 P.S. §§ 10101 et seq.)
applies when — Residential dwellings built before 1978.
Mandatory disclosure of known lead-based paint hazards.
Federal mandate incorporated into state disclosure expectations
Borrowers may cure default up to one hour before the foreclosure auction by paying all past-due amounts, fees, and costs.
Act 6 and Act 91
applies when — Communities with >12 units created after Feb 3, 1997.
Governed by the Uniform Planned Community Act (UPCA) regarding assessments, common elements, and association powers.
68 Pa. C.S. §§ 5101-5414
applies when — Applies to transfers of 1–4 unit residential properties.
Sellers must provide a written statement disclosing known material defects before the agreement of sale is signed.
68 Pa. C.S. §§ 7301-7315
applies when — Owner-occupied primary residences.
Formula: (Assessed Value - Exclusion Amount) × Tax Rate = Tax Owed. Exclusion amount varies by school district and county.
Taxpayer Relief Act (Act 1 of 2006)
Lenders must file a lawsuit and obtain a court judgment to foreclose; non-judicial or power-of-sale is prohibited.
Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure Rules 1141-1150
Tax = Assessed Value × Local Millage Rate (1 mill = $1 per $1,000 of assessed value).
Pennsylvania Constitution Art. VIII
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.