Berks County, PA Housing

Berks, PA County has a median housing value of $257,000 which is significantly lower than the US median housing value of $338,100. Despite this difference, Berks, PA County has seen an impressive 1-year house appreciation of 12.66% compared to the 8.27% appreciation rate for the US as a whole. This indicates that Berks is a good location for potential buyers who want to invest in real estate and potentially benefit from continuing increases in housing values.

The median home cost in Berks County is $257,000. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 68.6%. Home Appreciation in Berks County is up 15.9%.

Average Age of Homes

- The median age of Berks County real estate is 51 years old

The Rental Market in Berks County

- Renters make up 26.4% of the Berks County population
- 1.8% of houses and apartments in Berks County, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW

Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

Housing by Year Built

Housing	Berks, Pennsylvania	United States
	170,123.0	139,647,020.0
	53	42
	$257,000	$338,100
	15.9%	16.6%
	54.5%	57.0%
	68.6%	101.1%
	$19.87	$10.98
	$3,893	$2,690
	66.8%	57.4%
	5.9%	11.2%
	27.3%	31.4%
Vacant Housing
	1.8%	1.9%
	0.2%	0.4%
	0.6%	0.7%
	0.3%	0.4%
	0.4%	3.6%
	2.6%	4.1%
Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
	2.0%	2.6%
	2.6%	2.4%
	2.5%	2.8%
	3.6%	3.9%
	4.7%	4.5%
	15.6%	11.3%
	20.5%	13.0%
	29.3%	20.1%
	12.2%	13.6%
	3.4%	8.3%
	2.6%	9.7%
	0.6%	3.9%
	0.2%	2.2%
	0.1%	0.8%
	0.2%	1.1%
Housing Units by Year Structure Built
	0.1%	0.2%
	9.9%	13.6%
	9.9%	13.6%
	11.7%	13.6%
	10.6%	13.2%
	12.8%	14.8%
	11.7%	13.6%
	10.9%	10.0%
	5.5%	4.7%
	26.7%	12.2%

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