How much do homeowners pay a month in Lower Swatara Township, PA?

Name: Homeowner costs in Lower Swatara Township, PA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Homeowners with a mortgage in Lower Swatara Township, PA pay a median of $1,800 (±$100) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $721 (±$73).

62.2% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Lower Swatara Township, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,318 in 2015–2019 to $1,800 in 2020–2024 (+36.6%).

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.

With a mortgage: $1,800 (±$100)
Without a mortgage: $721 (±$73)
Owned with a mortgage: 62.2%

Monthly owner costs in Lower Swatara Township

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Lower Swatara Township	Dauphin County	Pennsylvania	United States
With a mortgage	$1,800 (±$100)	$1,660 (±$33)	$1,762 (±$6)	$1,963
Without a mortgage	$721 (±$73)	$664 (±$14)	$644 (±$3)	$638
Owned homes with a mortgage	62.2% (±7.3 points)	61.6% (±1.4 points)	58.0% (±0.2 points)	60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$3,867 (±$576)	$3,198 (±$61)	$3,311 (±$12)	$3,119

Selected monthly owner costs are the mortgage payment, property taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and any condominium or mobile-home fees.

In Lower Swatara Township, the median cost with a mortgage is higher than in Dauphin County ($1,660).

It is not measurably different from Pennsylvania ($1,762).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,963).

In Dauphin County, Lower Swatara Township ranks 9 of 40 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 560 of 2,539.

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

How owner costs in Lower Swatara Township 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 owner cost with a mortgage	$1,318 (±$83)	$1,800 (±$100)	+36.6%	Up after inflation
Median real estate taxes	$3,315 (±$231)	$3,867 (±$576)	+16.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$150,600 (±$11,420)	$234,600 (±$22,101)	+55.8%	Up 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 monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Lower Swatara Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Lower Swatara Township
Place	Distance	Median monthly cost with a mortgage	Compared with this place
Lower Swatara Township	—	$1,800 (±$100)	—
Highspire	1.6 mi	$1,527 (±$185)	Lower
Middletown	1.9 mi	$1,404 (±$50)	Lower
Royalton	2.9 mi	$1,463 (±$245)	Lower
Swatara Township (Dauphin County)	3.1 mi	$1,560 (±$97)	Lower
Bressler	3.3 mi	$1,460 (±$416)	Not measurably different
Rutherford	3.6 mi	$1,456 (±$86)	Lower
Steelton	3.6 mi	$1,284 (±$200)	Lower
Enhaut	3.7 mi	$1,067 (±$822)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Highspire, PA ($1,527), Middletown, PA ($1,404), Royalton, PA ($1,463).

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

Median monthly cost with a mortgage across Dauphin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median monthly cost with a mortgage
3	South Hanover Township	$2,221 (±$246)
4	Jefferson Township (Dauphin County)	$2,133 (±$374)
5	Conewago Township (Dauphin County)	$2,107 (±$190)
6	Wayne Township (Dauphin County)	$2,000 (±$232)
7	Middle Paxton Township	$1,902 (±$654)
8	West Hanover Township	$1,827 (±$110)
9	Lower Swatara Township	$1,800 (±$100)
10	Lykens Township	$1,789 (±$335)
11	Lower Paxton Township	$1,783 (±$90)
12	Washington Township (Dauphin County)	$1,759 (±$225)
13	Jackson Township (Dauphin County)	$1,733 (±$202)
14	Londonderry Township (Dauphin County)	$1,724 (±$149)
15	Susquehanna Township (Dauphin County)	$1,646 (±$68)

Showing 13 of 40 places in Dauphin 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 Lower Swatara Township

What is the average mortgage payment in Lower Swatara Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Lower Swatara Township, PA is $1,800 (±$100) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much does it cost to own a paid-off home in Lower Swatara Township?

Owners without a mortgage in Lower Swatara Township pay a median of $721 (±$73) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Has the cost of owning a home in Lower Swatara Township gone up?

In Lower Swatara Township, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,318 in 2015–2019 to $1,800 in 2020–2024 (+36.6%).

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

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Lower Swatara township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:45120, in state:42 county:043).

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

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

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DP04_0101E, DP04_0101M, DP04_0109E, DP04_0109M, DP04_0091PE, DP04_0091PM, B25103_001E, B25103_001M

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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.