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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.

    Allison Park CDPAllison Park CDP, PA
    Kurby Score: 61
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $307,200
    Median Income: $106,588
    Property Tax: $2,234/yr
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    Columbia boroughPA
    Kurby Score: 65
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $156,100
    Median Income: $50,309
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    Shiloh CDPShiloh CDP, PA
    Kurby Score: 66
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $221,500
    Median Income: $78,750
    Property Tax: $2,234/yr
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    4
    Drexel Hill CDPDrexel Hill CDP, PA
    Kurby Score: 63
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $221,900
    Median Income: $82,777
    Property Tax: $2,234/yr
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    5
    EriePA
    Kurby Score: 59
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $101,500
    Median Income: $43,135
    Property Tax: $2,234/yr
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    6
    Whitehall boroughPA
    Kurby Score: 62
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $215,000
    Median Income: $77,752
    Property Tax: $2,234/yr
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    7
    GreensburgPA
    Kurby Score: 58
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $160,600
    Median Income: $58,001
    Property Tax: $2,234/yr
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    8
    ScrantonPA
    Kurby Score: 64
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $125,700
    Median Income: $48,776
    Property Tax: $2,234/yr
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    9
    Monroeville municipalityPA
    Kurby Score: 64
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $182,600
    Median Income: $80,625
    Property Tax: $2,234/yr
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    10
    JeannettePA
    Kurby Score: 60
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $103,900
    Median Income: $47,801
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    11
    YorkPA
    Kurby Score: 61
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $92,600
    Median Income: $42,351
    Property Tax: $2,234/yr
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    12
    Wilkes-BarrePA
    Kurby Score: 63
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $98,200
    Median Income: $46,597
    Property Tax: $2,234/yr
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    13
    Kingston boroughPA
    Kurby Score: 62
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $146,700
    Median Income: $52,253
    Property Tax: $2,234/yr
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    14
    Conshohocken boroughPA
    Kurby Score: 68
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $381,100
    Median Income: $114,523
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    15
    BethlehemPA
    Kurby Score: 60
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $220,300
    Median Income: $62,072
    Property Tax: $2,234/yr
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    16
    Roslyn CDPRoslyn CDP, PA
    Kurby Score: 65
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $281,000
    Median Income: $91,550
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    17
    Oil CityPA
    Kurby Score: 63
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $59,900
    Median Income: $48,632
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    18
    Levittown CDPLevittown CDP, PA
    Kurby Score: 67
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $283,900
    Median Income: $97,750
    Property Tax: $2,234/yr
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    19
    MeadvillePA
    Kurby Score: 61
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $136,200
    Median Income: $46,157
    Property Tax: $2,234/yr
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    20
    Franklin Park boroughPA
    Kurby Score: 61
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $436,300
    Median Income: $158,052
    Property Tax: $2,234/yr
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    21
    Lower BurrellPA
    Kurby Score: 65
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $180,700
    Median Income: $78,639
    Property Tax: $2,234/yr
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    22
    Quakertown boroughPA
    Kurby Score: 65
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $241,600
    Median Income: $70,813
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    23
    Northwest Harborcreek CDPNorthwest Harborcreek CDP, PA
    Kurby Score: 66
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $213,400
    Median Income: $79,009
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    24
    HazletonPA
    Kurby Score: 60
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $119,700
    Median Income: $39,362
    Property Tax: $2,234/yr
    Homeownership: 75.0%
    25
    SunburyPA
    Kurby Score: 62
    Affordability Index: 158
    Home Value: $94,600
    Median Income: $42,238
    Homeownership: 75.0%

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