2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Hazleton, PA vs Lehighton, PA

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- The median age of a home in Hazleton is 1.4% younger than the median age of a home in Lehighton.
 Hazleton, PALehighton, PAUnited States
 Median Home Age727342
 Median Home Cost$173,100$230,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months16.3%16.3%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.54.5%54.5%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.70.0%70.0%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$16.3$19.3$11.0
 Homes Owned43.9%37.9%57.4%
 Housing Vacant10.3%11.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented45.7%50.3%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Hazleton, PALehighton, PAUnited States
 Average Rent$1,390$1,420$1,840
 Studio Apartment$760$780$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$890$890$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,090$1,120$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,410$1,440$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,530$1,510$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Hazleton, PALehighton, PAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent4.0%4.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%2.2%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.8%2.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%0.0%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation1.2%0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.5%3.4%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Hazleton, PALehighton, PAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0003.8%2.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9994.7%0.0%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,99912.4%4.4%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99913.5%11.6%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,99917.0%18.9%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99923.8%24.7%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99914.9%21.7%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9997.4%13.1%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9991.4%1.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.7%1.9%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9990.4%0.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%0.0%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.0%0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Hazleton, PALehighton, PAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 20142.6%0.0%13.6%
 2000 to 20092.6%0.0%13.6%
 1990 to 19993.7%2.7%13.6%
 1980 to 19893.9%6.5%13.2%
 1970 to 197912.8%11.4%14.8%
 1960 to 19693.7%2.7%13.6%
 1950 to 195913.6%14.5%10.0%
 1940 to 194914.6%12.6%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier36.1%39.8%12.2%
Reviews for Hazleton    6 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I saw that arts and culture is a listed con for this city. This is simply untrue. This city has a great up and coming Arts  More

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As a longtime resident of the Hazleton Area, I can tell you it is one of the worst places to live in this country and I am sorry that I didn't run the second I graduated  More

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here you can go shopping or you can go to the lakes, not a lot other things to do. locals like to go hunting dear, ride motorcycles. a good thing is that you can drive  More

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Reviews for Lehighton    3 Reviews

I have lived here since 1986 due to a job transfer and have hated it the whole time. Lots of people on drugs sporting tattoos and dragging 2-3 kids around - but  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have no idea where this number came from. Lehighton is the only town I've ever lived in (or even visited) where I have absolutely no fears about taking my dog for a  More

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I lived in Lehighton for the first 35 years of my life, then I finally had to get out. I was going nowhere. Lehighton is known for people being born and raised there and  More

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