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Buying a home in Chest Springs, Pennsylvania

The typical owner-occupied home in Chest Springs is worth about $114,100, 55% below the Pennsylvania median of $254,500 and 66% below the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $1,050 a year in property taxes, about 0.92% of their home's value, lower than the Pennsylvania rate of 1.30%. The median household earns $55,625 a year, so the median home costs 2.1 times the median income (3.3 times for Pennsylvania). 95% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 49% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Chest Springs at a glance

Chest Springs Pennsylvania U.S.
Median home value $114,100 $254,500 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year $1,050 $3,311 $3,119
Property tax as a share of value 0.92% 1.30% 0.94%
Median household income $55,625 $77,971 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 95% 69% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 49% 58% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $925 $1,762 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 20.0% 19.4% 21.0%
Median rent – $1,209 $1,413
Median year homes were built 1970 1965 1980
Vacant homes 11.4% 9.2% 10.1%
Population 99 13,018,639 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Chest Springs

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Chest Springs home of $114,100 with 20% down costs about $749 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $939, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.

Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $32,103 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 16% of the median Chest Springs household income of $55,625; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $198,000.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$22,820
Loan amount$91,280
Principal and interest$614
Property taxes (0.92% a year)$87
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$48
PMI$0
Total per month$749

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$3,994
Loan amount$112,033
Principal and interest$754
Property taxes (0.92% a year)$87
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$48
FHA mortgage insurance$50
Total per month$939

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Questions about home buying in Chest Springs

What is the median home value in Chest Springs?

About $114,100 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

How much are property taxes in Chest Springs?

Homeowners pay a median $1,050 a year, which is about 0.92% of the median home value. Your bill depends on your home's assessed value and local rates.

What income do you need to buy a home in Chest Springs?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $749 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $32,103 a year.

More about Chest Springs

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data