Housing data for Penn Estates, PA
Penn Estates, PA has an estimated 3,659 residents and 1,659 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Monroe County.
1.9% of households rent.
Its population shrank measurably since 2015–2019 (−31.8%).
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 3,659 (±719)
- Housing units
- 1,659 (±262)
- Households that rent
- 1.9%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −31.8%
What stands out in Penn Estates
Households that rent: 1.9% (±1.9 points) in Penn Estates, lower than in Monroe County (19.8%).
Homes built before 1980: 7.7% (±7.6 points) in Penn Estates, lower than in Monroe County (39.5%).
Homes heated by fuel oil: 7.7% (±7.8 points) in Penn Estates, lower than in Monroe County (22.8%).
Households without a vehicle: 0.9% (±1.5 points) in Penn Estates, lower than in Monroe County (5.5%).
Housing in Penn Estates at a glance
- Rent burden: 58.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 1.9% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $118,681 median household income
- Home values: $283,100 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,964 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $4,527 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 92.5% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 7.7% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 74.1% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 45.6 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: −31.8% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 16.7% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Penn Estates against Monroe County, its state and the nation
| Penn Estates | Monroe County | Pennsylvania | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 3,659 (±719) | 167,515 (exact) | 13,018,639 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 1,659 (±262) | 79,607 (±57) | 5,806,452 (±672) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 1.9% (±1.9 points) | 19.8% (±1.4 points) | 30.7% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,393 (±$42) | $1,209 (±$5) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $118,681 (±$36,652) | $83,565 (±$2,142) | $77,971 (±$342) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $283,100 (±$44,365) | $267,600 (±$6,401) | $254,500 (±$767) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $4,527 (±$987) | $4,447 (±$112) | $3,311 (±$12) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 7.7% (±7.6 points) | 39.5% (±1.8 points) | 67.3% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 45.6 minutes (±10.6) | 38.1 minutes (±1.3) | 26.3 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 98.2% (±1.9 points) | 92.8% (±1.0 points) | 89.7% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 41.8 years (±8.4) | 44.1 years (±0.2) | 40.9 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Penn Estates covers 2.0 square miles of land, about 1,810 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Penn Estates has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 5,363 (±946) | 3,659 (±719) | −31.8% | Measurable decrease |
| Housing units | 2,528 (±284) | 1,659 (±262) | −34.4% | Measurable decrease |
| Median home value | $161,700 (±$13,288) | $283,100 (±$44,365) | +75.1% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $75,492 (±$15,822) | $118,681 (±$36,652) | +57.2% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,960 (±$275) | $1,964 (±$264) | +0.2% | Down after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $5,452 (±$605) | $4,527 (±$987) | −17.0% | Down after inflation |
| Households that rent | 13.1% (±8.2 points) | 1.9% (±1.9 points) | −11.2 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 5.4% (±11.4 points) | 0.0% (±63.2 points) | −5.4 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
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.
Crime reported to police in Monroe County
Penn Estates has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Monroe County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Monroe County recorded 128 violent and 866 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Penn Estates
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Heights | 2.8 mi | $1,320 | $277,300 | 24.0% |
| Pocono Township | 3.8 mi | $1,424 | $288,300 | 17.0% |
| East Stroudsburg | 4.1 mi | $1,479 | $227,900 | 46.8% |
| Stroudsburg | 4.2 mi | $1,565 | $229,800 | 58.0% |
| Price Township | 5.6 mi | $1,838 | $275,400 | 9.5% |
| Smithfield Township (Monroe County) | 5.6 mi | $1,194 | $304,400 | 20.9% |
| Paradise Township (Monroe County) | 5.7 mi | $1,134 | $280,500 | 12.8% |
| Jackson Township (Monroe County) | 6.3 mi | $1,502 | $320,500 | 9.3% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Penn Estates, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,258 | $1,266 | $1,550 | $2,115 | $2,591 |
HUD income limits for Penn Estates, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $20,850 | $34,750 | $55,550 |
| 2 people | $23,800 | $39,750 | $63,500 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $44,650 | $71,450 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $49,600 | $79,350 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $53,600 | $85,700 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $57,600 | $92,100 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $61,550 | $98,400 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $65,550 | $104,750 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Monroe County, PA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $94,900.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Penn Estates is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside Stroud Township, whose figures include it.
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 Penn Estates
What is the median household income in Penn Estates?
The median household income in Penn Estates is $118,681 (±$36,652) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Penn Estates, PA?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $283,100 (±$44,365) for owner-occupied homes in Penn Estates (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Penn Estates?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Penn Estates, PA is $1,964 (±$264) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Penn Estates?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Penn Estates, PA is $4,527 (±$987) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Penn Estates?
Penn Estates, PA has an estimated 1,659 (±262) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common way to heat a home in Penn Estates?
Electricity is the most common heating fuel in Penn Estates, used by 74.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Penn Estates growing?
In Penn Estates, the number of residents went from 5,363 in 2015–2019 to 3,659 in 2020–2024 (−31.8%), a measurable decrease.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Penn Estates CDP, Pennsylvania
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Penn Estates CDP, Pennsylvania
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Penn Estates CDP, Pennsylvania
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Penn Estates CDP, Pennsylvania
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Penn Estates CDP, Pennsylvania
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Penn Estates CDP, Pennsylvania
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Penn Estates CDP, Pennsylvania
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Monroe County, PA
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Monroe County, PA
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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 Penn Estates CDP, Pennsylvania (place:58948, in state:42).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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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 .