What is the median home value in Lake Township (Wayne County), PA?

Name: Home values in Lake Township (Wayne County), PA, 2020–2024
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in Lake Township (Wayne County), PA is $198,700 (±$35,129), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Lake Township (Wayne County), the median home value went from $163,800 in 2015–2019 to $198,700 in 2020–2024 (+21.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $198,700 (±$35,129)
Owner-occupied homes: 1,606 (±171)
Most common range: $150,000 to $199,999

Home values in Lake Township (Wayne County)

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	Lake Township (Wayne County)	Wayne County	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than $50,000	0.0% (±2.0 points)	4.1%	5.5%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	1.8% (±2.2 points)	7.7%	8.4%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	14.9% (±6.7 points)	9.8%	9.6%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	33.9% (±12.9 points)	16.6%	12.8%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	21.9% (±9.1 points)	25.0%	22.9%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	19.5% (±9.4 points)	24.6%	25.9%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	7.0% (±4.3 points)	10.4%	12.8%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	1.0% (±1.3 points)	1.7%	2.1%	7.1%

The most common range is $150,000 to $199,999, 33.9% 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.

Lake Township (Wayne County) against Wayne County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lake Township (Wayne County)	Wayne County	Pennsylvania	United States
Median home value	$198,700 (±$35,129)	$242,100 (±$7,213)	$254,500 (±$767)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	1,606 (±171)	16,811 (±409)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142

In Lake Township (Wayne County), the median home value is lower than in Wayne County ($242,100).

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

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

In Wayne County, Lake Township (Wayne County) ranks 22 of 28 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 1263 of 2,541.

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

How home values in Lake Township (Wayne 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	$163,800 (±$11,573)	$198,700 (±$35,129)	+21.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$1,385 (±$156)	$1,687 (±$107)	+21.8%	No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$2,442 (±$406)	$3,230 (±$278)	+32.3%	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 Lake Township (Wayne County)

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lake Township (Wayne County)
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
Lake Township (Wayne County)	—	$198,700 (±$35,129)	—
South Canaan Township	4.1 mi	$281,600 (±$33,951)	Higher
Salem Township (Wayne County)	4.2 mi	$241,400 (±$42,250)	Not measurably different
Jefferson Township (Lackawanna County)	6.2 mi	$274,000 (±$27,696)	Higher
Paupack Township	6.3 mi	$345,000 (±$34,752)	Higher
Cherry Ridge Township	6.5 mi	$279,800 (±$22,600)	Higher
Mount Cobb	6.7 mi	$289,800 (±$38,906)	Higher
Wallenpaupack Lake Estates	6.8 mi	$242,300 (±$34,533)	Not measurably different
Canaan Township	8.0 mi	$276,300 (±$31,952)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: South Canaan Township, PA ($281,600), Jefferson Township (Lackawanna County), PA ($274,000), Paupack Township, PA ($345,000).

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

Median home value across Wayne County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
16	Preston Township	$231,100 (±$55,566)
17	Buckingham Township (Wayne County)	$230,600 (±$52,039)
18	Scott Township (Wayne County)	$229,500 (±$87,703)
19	Clinton Township (Wayne County)	$228,300 (±$34,114)
20	Lebanon Township	$227,900 (±$26,342)
21	Texas Township	$215,900 (±$19,831)
22	Lake Township (Wayne County)	$198,700 (±$35,129)
23	Waymart	$193,600 (±$12,482)
24	Hawley	$188,400 (±$26,260)
25	Honesdale	$182,400 (±$31,162)
26	Lehigh Township (Wayne County)	$178,900 (±$17,162)
27	Prompton	$174,000 (±$118,298)
28	Starrucca	$156,300 (±$18,895)

Showing 13 of 28 places in Wayne County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Lake Township (Wayne County) include the places inside it that have pages of their own: The Hideout.

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 Lake Township (Wayne County)

What is the average home value in Lake Township (Wayne County), PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $198,700 (±$35,129) for owner-occupied homes in Lake Township (Wayne County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Lake Township (Wayne County) gone up?

In Lake Township (Wayne County), the median home value went from $163,800 in 2015–2019 to $198,700 in 2020–2024 (+21.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Is this what homes in Lake Township (Wayne 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 Lake township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:40936, in state:42 county:127).

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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