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

Homeowners with a mortgage in Maxatawny Township, PA pay a median of $2,104 (±$301) a month in selected owner costs (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Owners without a mortgage pay $722 (±$68).

49.1% of owned homes carry a mortgage.

In Maxatawny Township, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,898 in 2015–2019 to $2,104 in 2020–2024 (+10.9%).

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 .

With a mortgage
$2,104 (±$301)
Without a mortgage
$722 (±$68)
Owned with a mortgage
49.1%

Monthly owner costs in Maxatawny Township

Median selected monthly owner costs, estimate (90% margin of error)
Maxatawny TownshipBerks CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
With a mortgage$2,104 (±$301)$1,800 (±$23)$1,762 (±$6)$1,963
Without a mortgage$722 (±$68)$722 (±$12)$644 (±$3)$638
Owned homes with a mortgage49.1% (±9.3 points)61.1% (±0.9 points)58.0% (±0.2 points)60.6%
Median real estate taxes (a year)$4,546 (±$298)$4,239 (±$63)$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 Maxatawny Township, the median cost with a mortgage is higher than in Berks County ($1,800).

It is also higher than in Pennsylvania ($1,762).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,963).

In Berks County, Maxatawny Township ranks 14 of 71 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median monthly cost with a mortgage.

Statewide, it ranks 281 of 2,539.

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

How owner costs in Maxatawny Township have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,898 (±$160)$2,104 (±$301)+10.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$4,671 (±$350)$4,546 (±$298)−2.7%Down after inflation
Median home value$218,200 (±$18,023)$290,000 (±$29,383)+32.9%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 monthly cost with a mortgage in places near Maxatawny Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Maxatawny Township
PlaceDistanceMedian monthly cost with a mortgageCompared with this place
Maxatawny Township—$2,104 (±$301)—
Kutztown1.7 mi$1,716 (±$133)Lower
Topton2.7 mi$1,684 (±$445)Not measurably different
Lyons3.2 mi$1,352 (±$62)Lower
Longswamp Township5.0 mi$1,876 (±$150)Not measurably different
Greenwich Township5.0 mi$1,994 (±$491)Not measurably different
Richmond Township (Berks County)5.3 mi$1,759 (±$166)Lower
Rockland Township (Berks County)5.5 mi$2,309 (±$374)Not measurably different
Weisenberg Township5.7 mi$2,541 (±$293)Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Kutztown, PA ($1,716), Lyons, PA ($1,352), Richmond Township (Berks County), PA ($1,759).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Weisenberg Township, PA ($2,541).

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

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

RankPlaceMedian monthly cost with a mortgage
8Washington Township (Berks County)$2,261 (±$222)
9Pike Township (Berks County)$2,254 (±$269)
10Wyomissing$2,228 (±$187)
11Brecknock Township (Berks County)$2,204 (±$205)
12Ruscombmanor Township$2,135 (±$172)
13Cumru Township$2,114 (±$159)
14Maxatawny Township$2,104 (±$301)
15Penn Township (Berks County)$2,083 (±$160)
16Bern Township$2,069 (±$433)
17Lenhartsville$2,050 (±$557)
18District Township$2,042 (±$134)
19Robeson Township$2,039 (±$141)
20Greenwich Township$1,994 (±$491)

Showing 13 of 71 places in Berks County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Maxatawny Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Kutztown University.

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 Maxatawny Township

What is the average mortgage payment in Maxatawny Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Maxatawny Township, PA is $2,104 (±$301) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

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

Owners without a mortgage in Maxatawny Township pay a median of $722 (±$68) a month in taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

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

In Maxatawny Township, the median monthly cost with a mortgage went from $1,898 in 2015–2019 to $2,104 in 2020–2024 (+10.9%).

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

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 Maxatawny township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:48128, in state:42 county:011).

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.

Figures last updated on .

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