What is the median home value in Mercersburg, PA?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in Mercersburg, PA is $210,700 (±$19,642), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In Mercersburg, the median home value went from $175,300 in 2015–2019 to $210,700 in 2020–2024 (+20.2%).

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 .

Median home value
$210,700 (±$19,642)
Owner-occupied homes
456 (±85)
Most common range
$200,000 to $299,999

Home values in Mercersburg

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
ValueMercersburgFranklin CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Less than $50,0003.1% (±2.7 points)4.3%5.5%5.3%
$50,000 to $99,9993.1% (±2.7 points)3.3%8.4%6.1%
$100,000 to $149,99910.5% (±8.4 points)6.2%9.6%6.8%
$150,000 to $199,99927.9% (±10.1 points)16.9%12.8%9.0%
$200,000 to $299,99932.9% (±12.4 points)34.2%22.9%17.8%
$300,000 to $499,99920.8% (±7.8 points)26.9%25.9%26.9%
$500,000 to $999,9991.8% (±2.1 points)6.9%12.8%20.9%
$1,000,000 or more0.0% (±6.9 points)1.4%2.1%7.1%

The most common range is $200,000 to $299,999, 32.9% 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.

Mercersburg against Franklin County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
MercersburgFranklin CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median home value$210,700 (±$19,642)$249,800 (±$5,492)$254,500 (±$767)$332,700
Owner-occupied homes456 (±85)46,691 (±908)3,656,971 (±15,249)84,210,142

In Mercersburg, the median home value is lower than in Franklin County ($249,800).

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

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

In Franklin County, Mercersburg ranks 17 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 1135 of 2,541.

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

How home values in Mercersburg have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median home value$175,300 (±$15,998)$210,700 (±$19,642)+20.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,351 (±$181)$1,604 (±$324)+18.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$3,010 (±$638)$2,885 (±$624)−4.2%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 Mercersburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Mercersburg
PlaceDistanceMedian home valueCompared with this place
Mercersburg—$210,700 (±$19,642)—
Peters Township (Franklin County)3.3 mi$232,400 (±$38,799)Not measurably different
Montgomery Township (Franklin County)4.0 mi$302,400 (±$38,042)Higher
Warren Township (Franklin County)6.8 mi$330,700 (±$32,243)Higher
Ayr Township7.5 mi$223,700 (±$24,952)Not measurably different
St. Thomas Township8.3 mi$211,500 (±$34,480)Not measurably different
McConnellsburg8.5 mi$173,000 (±$22,180)Lower
Greencastle9.8 mi$264,500 (±$24,383)Higher
Todd Township (Fulton County)10 mi$174,400 (±$18,723)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: McConnellsburg, PA ($173,000), Todd Township (Fulton County), PA ($174,400).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Montgomery Township (Franklin County), PA ($302,400), Warren Township (Franklin County), PA ($330,700), Greencastle, PA ($264,500).

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

Median home value across Franklin County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian home value
11Lurgan Township$236,700 (±$18,608)
12Peters Township (Franklin County)$232,400 (±$38,799)
13Fannett Township$230,300 (±$20,669)
14Southampton Township (Franklin County)$229,500 (±$13,263)
15Chambersburg$215,000 (±$10,754)
16St. Thomas Township$211,500 (±$34,480)
17Mercersburg$210,700 (±$19,642)
18Metal Township$200,000 (±$22,653)
19Mont Alto$191,600 (±$17,594)
20Waynesboro$188,600 (±$12,699)
21Orrstown$162,500 (±$13,069)

Showing 11 of 21 places in Franklin 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 Mercersburg

What is the average home value in Mercersburg, PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $210,700 (±$19,642) for owner-occupied homes in Mercersburg (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in Mercersburg gone up?

In Mercersburg, the median home value went from $175,300 in 2015–2019 to $210,700 in 2020–2024 (+20.2%).

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 Mercersburg 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 Mercersburg borough, Pennsylvania (place:48704, in state:42).

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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