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Affordable Housing

Want a Nice, 4-Bedroom, 2,500 Square Foot Home?
How Does $363,828 Grab You?

A Little Buys You a Lot Here.

The average price of a single-family home in Northeastern Pennsylvania is typically about 80% of the cost in the Lehigh Valley.  The property taxes on your home in Northeastern PA will be very reasonable too.  Expect them to be about 63% of what you would pay for a comparable home in the Lehigh Valley.

Estimated average costs for a typical ±2,500 square foot, four-bedroom, single-family home.

Lehigh Valley

$ 456,715

Purchase Price
  • 20% Down: $91,343

  • $ Financed: $365,372

  • Term: 30 Years

  • Fixed Interest Rate: 6.76%

  • Mon. Mortgage: $2,372

  • Ann. Mortgage: $28,464

  • Est. Ann. RE Taxes: $6,496

  • Mon. Mortgage + Taxes:
    $2,913

  • Annual Mortgage + Taxes: $34,960

Northeast PAWhy Choose NEPA?

$ 363,828

Purchase Price
  • 20% Down: $72,766

  • $ Financed: $291,063

  • Term: 30 Years

  • Fixed Interest Rate: 6.76%

  • Mon. Mortgage: $1,849

  • Ann. Mortgage: $22,188

  • Est. Ann. RE Taxes: $4,084

  • Mon. Mortgage + Taxes:
    $2,189

  • Annual Mortgage + Taxes: $26,272

Comparing Rental Costs

The average cost to rent a modern one/two-bedroom apartment in Northeast PA is also dramatically lower than the Lehigh Valley.

Lehigh Valley

= $2,033/mo.

Northeast PA

= $1,374/mo.

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