Alum Bank, PA 15521 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Seller's market · leverage 24
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Home Value
$234,808
+2.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
24
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
129 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
104.1%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
31%
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
28%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$139
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 28% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 40% below the 2017-19 norm: still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (24/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (104.1% of list); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 31% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $57k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,018 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $139 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −6% to +10% over the next 12 months (69% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.3% to +10.0% (80% range; middle estimate +2.9%), chance of a rise 69%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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Other ZIP codes in Bedford County, PA
| Area | Home value | 1-year change | Buyer leverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford, PA 15522 | $234.7K | +3.7% | 11 |
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| Saxton, PA 16678 | $148.7K | +0.1% | 83 |
| New Enterprise, PA 16664 | $271.7K | +6.5% | 15 |
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| Clearville, PA 15535 | $273.6K | +7.2% | 73 |
| Hopewell, PA 16650 | $164.9K | +0.9% | 79 |
| Manns Choice, PA 15550 | $216.7K | +5.3% | 44 |
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| Breezewood, PA 15533 | $239.3K | +6.0% | 94 |
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| Buffalo Mills, PA 15534 | $242.9K | +6.7% | 22 |
| Six Mile Run, PA 16679 | $109K | −1.4% | 3 |
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| Defiance, PA 16633 | – | – | 13 |
| Loysburg, PA 16659 | $187.8K | +2.3% | 28 |
| ZIP 16672 | – | – | 72 |
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| Queen, PA 16670 | – | – | 23 |