What is the median home value in Altoona, PA?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in Altoona, PA is $119,900 (±$4,454), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Altoona, the median home value went from $88,500 in 2015–2019 to $119,900 in 2020–2024 (+35.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on .

Median home value
$119,900 (±$4,454)
Owner-occupied homes
11,991 (±477)
Most common range
$50,000 to $99,999

Home values in Altoona

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
ValueAltoonaBlair CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $50,0007.7% (±1.3 points)7.7%5.5%5.3%
$50,000 to $99,99929.5% (±2.9 points)17.2%8.4%6.1%
$100,000 to $149,99925.7% (±3.0 points)19.3%9.6%6.8%
$150,000 to $199,99918.8% (±2.4 points)21.6%12.8%9.0%
$200,000 to $299,99912.9% (±2.0 points)18.5%22.9%17.8%
$300,000 to $499,9993.8% (±1.0 points)12.0%25.9%26.9%
$500,000 to $999,9991.0% (±0.6 points)2.9%12.8%20.9%
$1,000,000 or more0.5% (±0.5 points)0.8%2.1%7.1%

The most common range is $50,000 to $99,999, 29.5% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

Altoona against Blair County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
AltoonaBlair CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median home value$119,900 (±$4,454)$161,100 (±$3,077)$254,500 (±$767)$332,700
Owner-occupied homes11,991 (±477)36,579 (±673)3,656,971 (±15,249)84,210,142

In Altoona, the median home value is lower than in Blair County ($161,100).

It is also lower than in Pennsylvania ($254,500).

It is lower than the national figure ($332,700).

In Blair County, Altoona ranks 24 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 2134 of 2,541.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in Altoona have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median home value$88,500 (±$2,403)$119,900 (±$4,454)+35.5%Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$916 (±$28)$1,086 (±$36)+18.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,118 (±$42)$1,369 (±$57)+22.5%No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median home value in places near Altoona

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Altoona
PlaceDistanceMedian home valueCompared with this place
Altoona—$119,900 (±$4,454)—
Logan Township (Blair County)1.9 mi$165,000 (±$7,009)Higher
Lakemont3.1 mi$157,100 (±$15,336)Higher
Greenwood3.2 mi$140,300 (±$17,477)Higher
Hollidaysburg5.3 mi$196,100 (±$12,572)Higher
Allegheny Township (Blair County)5.5 mi$169,300 (±$19,608)Higher
Duncansville5.9 mi$151,500 (±$24,545)Higher
Loop6.0 mi$245,300 (±$49,303)Higher
Frankstown Township6.3 mi$263,600 (±$33,436)Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Logan Township (Blair County), PA ($165,000), Lakemont, PA ($157,100), Greenwood, PA ($140,300).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across Blair County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian home value
18Duncansville$151,500 (±$24,545)
19Freedom Township (Blair County)$150,500 (±$73,146)
20Bellwood$145,700 (±$12,560)
21Roaring Spring$142,200 (±$13,439)
22Tyrone$139,800 (±$18,366)
23Williamsburg$130,200 (±$10,484)
24Altoona$119,900 (±$4,454)

Showing 7 of 24 places in Blair County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Altoona

What is the average home value in Altoona, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $119,900 (±$4,454) for owner-occupied homes in Altoona (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Altoona gone up?

In Altoona, the median home value went from $88,500 in 2015–2019 to $119,900 in 2020–2024 (+35.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Is this what homes in Altoona sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Altoona city, Pennsylvania (place:02184, in state:42).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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