What is the median home value in Butler Township (Luzerne County), PA?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in Butler Township (Luzerne County), PA is $252,900 (±$18,907), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Butler Township (Luzerne County), the median home value went from $176,500 in 2015–2019 to $252,900 in 2020–2024 (+43.3%).

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
$252,900 (±$18,907)
Owner-occupied homes
3,100 (±284)
Most common range
$200,000 to $299,999

Home values in Butler Township (Luzerne County)

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
ValueButler Township (Luzerne County)Luzerne CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $50,0003.0% (±2.0 points)6.8%5.5%5.3%
$50,000 to $99,9991.8% (±1.4 points)15.5%8.4%6.1%
$100,000 to $149,9998.3% (±3.4 points)17.7%9.6%6.8%
$150,000 to $199,99917.2% (±5.0 points)17.5%12.8%9.0%
$200,000 to $299,99934.0% (±6.7 points)21.9%22.9%17.8%
$300,000 to $499,99929.2% (±5.5 points)15.5%25.9%26.9%
$500,000 to $999,9996.6% (±4.5 points)4.4%12.8%20.9%
$1,000,000 or more0.0% (±1.0 points)0.6%2.1%7.1%

The most common range is $200,000 to $299,999, 34.0% 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.

Butler Township (Luzerne County) against Luzerne County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Butler Township (Luzerne County)Luzerne CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median home value$252,900 (±$18,907)$174,100 (±$3,161)$254,500 (±$767)$332,700
Owner-occupied homes3,100 (±284)91,565 (±1,316)3,656,971 (±15,249)84,210,142

In Butler Township (Luzerne County), the median home value is higher than in Luzerne County ($174,100).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania ($254,500).

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

In Luzerne County, Butler Township (Luzerne County) ranks 14 of 76 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 684 of 2,541.

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

How home values in Butler Township (Luzerne County) have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median home value$176,500 (±$10,095)$252,900 (±$18,907)+43.3%Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,555 (±$96)$1,651 (±$54)+6.2%Down after inflation
Median real estate taxes$2,629 (±$134)$3,055 (±$257)+16.2%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 Butler Township (Luzerne County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Butler Township (Luzerne County)
PlaceDistanceMedian home valueCompared with this place
Butler Township (Luzerne County)—$252,900 (±$18,907)—
Harleigh3.6 mi$342,000 (±$30,334)Higher
Freeland4.2 mi$118,000 (±$18,171)Lower
Dorrance Township4.9 mi$299,700 (±$69,865)Not measurably different
West Hazleton5.1 mi$151,800 (±$30,829)Lower
Jeddo5.3 mi$125,700 (±$30,878)Lower
Conyngham5.5 mi$251,400 (±$26,154)Not measurably different
Hazle Township5.9 mi$206,000 (±$32,170)Lower
Hollenback Township5.9 mi$206,700 (±$24,725)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Freeland, PA ($118,000), West Hazleton, PA ($151,800), Jeddo, PA ($125,700).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Harleigh, PA ($342,000).

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

Median home value across Luzerne County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian home value
8Fairview Township (Luzerne County)$293,400 (±$53,778)
9Lehman Township (Luzerne County)$282,800 (±$30,178)
10Dallas Township$267,600 (±$20,657)
11Nuangola$259,700 (±$35,428)
12Dallas$257,800 (±$38,923)
13Fairmount Township$257,700 (±$22,765)
14Butler Township (Luzerne County)$252,900 (±$18,907)
15Conyngham$251,400 (±$26,154)
16Bear Creek Township$250,200 (±$26,028)
17Kingston Township$249,300 (±$20,514)
18Laflin$244,900 (±$17,066)
19Penn Lake Park$243,800 (±$26,401)
20Harveys Lake$238,600 (±$37,058)

Showing 13 of 76 places in Luzerne County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Butler Township (Luzerne County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Beech Mountain Lakes.

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 Butler Township (Luzerne County)

What is the average home value in Butler Township (Luzerne County), PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $252,900 (±$18,907) for owner-occupied homes in Butler Township (Luzerne County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Butler Township (Luzerne County) gone up?

In Butler Township (Luzerne County), the median home value went from $176,500 in 2015–2019 to $252,900 in 2020–2024 (+43.3%).

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 Butler Township (Luzerne County) 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 Butler township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:10480, in state:42 county:079).

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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