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Buying a home in Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania

The typical owner-occupied home in Beaver Meadows is worth about $133,700, 47% below the Pennsylvania median of $254,500 and 60% below the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $1,305 a year in property taxes, about 0.98% of their home's value, lower than the Pennsylvania rate of 1.30%. The median household earns $52,768 a year, so the median home costs 2.5 times the median income (3.3 times for Pennsylvania). 59% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 49% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Beaver Meadows at a glance

Beaver Meadows Pennsylvania U.S.
Median home value $133,700 $254,500 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year $1,305 $3,311 $3,119
Property tax as a share of value 0.98% 1.30% 0.94%
Median household income $52,768 $77,971 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 59% 69% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 49% 58% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $1,207 $1,762 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 17.0% 19.4% 21.0%
Median rent $1,238 $1,209 $1,413
Rent as a share of renters' income 38.1% 29.2% 30.6%
Median year homes were built 1938 1965 1980
Vacant homes 18.9% 9.2% 10.1%
Population 730 13,018,639 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Beaver Meadows

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Beaver Meadows home of $133,700 with 20% down costs about $884 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $1,107, 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 $37,904 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 20% of the median Beaver Meadows household income of $52,768; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $186,000.

The median rent here is $1,238 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$26,740
Loan amount$106,960
Principal and interest$720
Property taxes (0.98% a year)$109
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$56
PMI$0
Total per month$884

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$4,680
Loan amount$131,278
Principal and interest$883
Property taxes (0.98% a year)$109
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$56
FHA mortgage insurance$59
Total per month$1,107

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Questions about home buying in Beaver Meadows

What is the median home value in Beaver Meadows?

About $133,700 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

How much are property taxes in Beaver Meadows?

Homeowners pay a median $1,305 a year, which is about 0.98% 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 Beaver Meadows?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $884 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $37,904 a year.

More about Beaver Meadows

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