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    Best Neighborhoods for First-Time Buyers in Pennsylvania (2026 Rankings)

    Buying your first home is a big step. We ranked 25 neighborhoods in Pennsylvania by affordability index to help first-time buyers find areas where homeownership is within reach. Scores above 100 mean housing is more affordable than average.

    Dunmore boroughPA
    Kurby Score: 68
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $185,300
    Population: 14,082
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    Wilkes-BarrePA
    Kurby Score: 71
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $98,200
    Population: 44,123
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    Broomall CDPBroomall CDP, PA
    Kurby Score: 67
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $424,400
    Population: 10,663
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    4
    Lansdale boroughPA
    Kurby Score: 67
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $291,400
    Population: 18,727
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    5
    Woodlyn CDPWoodlyn CDP, PA
    Kurby Score: 67
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $218,200
    Population: 10,347
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    6
    ScrantonPA
    Kurby Score: 71
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $125,700
    Population: 76,119
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    7
    BethlehemPA
    Kurby Score: 70
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $220,300
    Population: 76,555
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    8
    HermitagePA
    Kurby Score: 68
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $174,400
    Population: 16,216
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    9
    ReadingPA
    Kurby Score: 71
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $96,900
    Population: 94,601
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    10
    Columbia boroughPA
    Kurby Score: 71
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $156,100
    Population: 10,203
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    11
    MeadvillePA
    Kurby Score: 68
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $136,200
    Population: 12,929
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    12
    BloomsburgPA
    Kurby Score: 67
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $176,600
    Population: 12,836
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    13
    JohnstownPA
    Kurby Score: 68
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $40,000
    Population: 18,429
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    14
    SunburyPA
    Kurby Score: 68
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $94,600
    Population: 9,680
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    15
    HazletonPA
    Kurby Score: 68
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $119,700
    Population: 29,671
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    16
    Whitehall boroughPA
    Kurby Score: 71
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $215,000
    Population: 14,909
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    17
    GreensburgPA
    Kurby Score: 68
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $160,600
    Population: 14,876
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    18
    Emmaus boroughPA
    Kurby Score: 68
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $232,900
    Population: 11,644
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    19
    Chambersburg boroughPA
    Kurby Score: 67
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $185,100
    Population: 21,917
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    20
    King of Prussia CDPKing of Prussia CDP, PA
    Kurby Score: 67
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $375,700
    Population: 24,423
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    21
    Baldwin boroughPA
    Kurby Score: 68
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $175,900
    Population: 21,266
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    22
    Pottstown boroughPA
    Kurby Score: 68
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $157,700
    Population: 23,356
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    23
    Elizabethtown boroughPA
    Kurby Score: 67
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $220,100
    Population: 11,805
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    24
    West Chester boroughPA
    Kurby Score: 63
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $463,000
    Population: 19,016
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43
    25
    Ardmore CDPArdmore CDP, PA
    Kurby Score: 67
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $424,100
    Population: 14,075
    Walk Score: 1/100
    AQI: 43

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