What is the median home value in Forks Township (Northampton County), PA?

Name: Home values in Forks Township (Northampton County), PA, 2020–2024
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in Forks Township (Northampton County), PA is $358,900 (±$15,631), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Forks Township (Northampton County), the median home value went from $269,700 in 2015–2019 to $358,900 in 2020–2024 (+33.1%).

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 November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $358,900 (±$15,631)
Owner-occupied homes: 5,732 (±441)
Most common range: $300,000 to $499,999

Home values in Forks Township (Northampton County)

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	Forks Township (Northampton County)	Northampton County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $50,000	3.7% (±2.1 points)	3.4%	5.5%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	0.5% (±0.6 points)	2.3%	8.4%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	2.9% (±2.1 points)	4.9%	9.6%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	5.1% (±2.7 points)	9.8%	12.8%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	19.4% (±5.7 points)	27.7%	22.9%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	56.2% (±5.6 points)	37.3%	25.9%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	11.6% (±3.0 points)	13.1%	12.8%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	0.6% (±0.8 points)	1.6%	2.1%	7.1%

The most common range is $300,000 to $499,999, 56.2% 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.

Forks Township (Northampton County) against Northampton County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Forks Township (Northampton County)	Northampton County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median home value	$358,900 (±$15,631)	$308,600 (±$5,192)	$254,500 (±$767)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	5,732 (±441)	87,201 (±1,166)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142

In Forks Township (Northampton County), the median home value is higher than in Northampton County ($308,600).

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

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

In Northampton County, Forks Township (Northampton County) ranks 7 of 38 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 239 of 2,541.

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

How home values in Forks Township (Northampton County) have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$269,700 (±$12,389)	$358,900 (±$15,631)	+33.1%	Up after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$2,069 (±$88)	$2,352 (±$99)	+13.7%	Down after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$6,023 (±$245)	$6,202 (±$311)	+3.0%	Down 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 Forks Township (Northampton County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Forks Township (Northampton County)
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
Forks Township (Northampton County)	—	$358,900 (±$15,631)	—
Tatamy	1.6 mi	$310,200 (±$68,373)	Not measurably different
Stockertown	2.4 mi	$346,300 (±$28,028)	Not measurably different
Palmer Township	3.0 mi	$318,800 (±$12,468)	Lower
Eastlawn Gardens	3.2 mi	$391,500 (±$38,234)	Not measurably different
Easton	3.4 mi	$196,300 (±$15,999)	Lower
Wilson	3.6 mi	$210,700 (±$16,439)	Lower
Palmer Heights	3.8 mi	$309,100 (±$18,849)	Lower
Phillipsburg Town	3.8 mi	$193,200 (±$16,410)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Palmer Township, PA ($318,800), Easton, PA ($196,300), Wilson, PA ($210,700).

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

Median home value across Northampton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
1	Upper Nazareth Township	$430,400 (±$29,564)
2	Hanover Township (Northampton County)	$425,900 (±$13,163)
3	Lower Nazareth Township	$422,200 (±$27,189)
4	Bushkill Township	$407,300 (±$30,537)
5	Lower Saucon Township	$396,200 (±$25,369)
6	Bethlehem Township	$376,500 (±$11,474)
7	Forks Township (Northampton County)	$358,900 (±$15,631)
8	Williams Township (Northampton County)	$358,600 (±$26,218)
9	Stockertown	$346,300 (±$28,028)
10	Washington Township (Northampton County)	$338,000 (±$63,271)
11	Moore Township	$330,700 (±$23,084)
12	Allen Township	$330,300 (±$25,842)
13	East Allen Township	$325,600 (±$28,651)

Showing 13 of 38 places in Northampton County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Forks Township (Northampton County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Chestnut Hill.

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 Forks Township (Northampton County)

What is the average home value in Forks Township (Northampton County), PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $358,900 (±$15,631) for owner-occupied homes in Forks Township (Northampton County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Forks Township (Northampton County) gone up?

In Forks Township (Northampton County), the median home value went from $269,700 in 2015–2019 to $358,900 in 2020–2024 (+33.1%).

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 Forks Township (Northampton 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 Forks township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:26728, in state:42 county:095).

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.