Market Intelligence · PA / Lancaster County

Lancaster, PA housing market

3 ZIP markets liveData updated August 2026Typical value$316K1-yr changeUp3.1%

The median home value in Lancaster, PA is $316K as of August 2026, up 3.1% year over year, according to Zillow ZHVI. Get your own home's value and a real cash offer in about two minutes, with sources shown and no obligation.

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Key takeaways

  • The typical Lancaster home is now worth about three hundred sixteen thousand dollars, up roughly 3 percent from a year ago, so values are still climbing.
  • The median asking price sits just under three hundred fifty thousand dollars, well above what the typical home is actually worth, and about 16 percent of listings, roughly one in six, have already cut their price.
  • The pattern is clear: this market rewards realistic pricing and quietly punishes reach.
Updated August 2026All city reports →
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Lancaster homes are selling in about twenty-five days, and buyers have almost nothing to choose from. If you have been wondering whether sellers still hold the advantage here, this month's numbers settle it. The typical Lancaster home is now worth about three hundred sixteen thousand dollars, up roughly 3 percent from a year ago, so values are still climbing. Meanwhile there are only about two hundred homes for sale across the city, with roughly one hundred seventy new listings coming on, which gives buyers very little choice. Here is the part worth watching. The median asking price sits just under three hundred fifty thousand dollars, well above what the typical home is actually worth, and about 16 percent of listings, roughly one in six, have already cut their price. The pattern is clear: this market rewards realistic pricing and quietly punishes reach. If you are thinking about selling, price at what your home is worth today, not above it, and you can expect serious interest within a few weeks. To see where your home stands right now, get a free home value estimate at Home Value Pros dot com.

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12-month value trend

+3.1% over 12 months

Typical home value in Lancaster over the last 12 months: $306K in Aug 2025 to $316K in Aug 2026 (+3.1%).

Aug 2025$306K

Aug 2026$316K

Median Zillow home value index across Lancaster's ZIP codes.

The coverage

Lancaster, by the numbers.

Typical home valueZillow ZHVI, August 2026
$316K
1-yr changeMedian across Lancaster ZIPs
+3.1%
ZIP markets live7 tracked in Lancaster
3
County
Lancaster County

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Context

Zillow's home value index puts the typical Lancaster home at $315,822 as of August 2026, a 12-month move of +3.1%. Realtor.com's August 2026 listing data shows 204 homes on the market, 168 newly listed, and a median asking price of $349,900. The median listing spends 25 days on market, and 15.9% of active listings have reduced their asking price. The picture is a climbing market where values have gained meaningfully over the last twelve months.

The numbers

What is the housing market like in Lancaster, PA?

Typical home value

$316K

Up3.1%YoY

Median list price

$350K

Days on market

25

Homes for sale

204

Price cuts

15.9%

New listings

168

Sources · Zillow ZHVI (August 2026) / Realtor.com (August 2026)

Figures reflect Lancaster's ZIP codes with market data: values and listing medians take the median across ZIPs; inventory and new listings are summed.

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What ZIP codes are live in Lancaster?

Typical value is the Zillow home value index (ZHVI) for each ZIP, as of August 2026. 1-yr change compares it to the same ZIP a year earlier. We track 7 Lancaster ZIP codes in total; the remaining 4 publish as their data clears editorial QA.

Zillow ZHVI, August 2026

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