Home / Home Buying by state / Pennsylvania / Greene County / New Freeport

Buying a home in New Freeport, Pennsylvania

The typical owner-occupied home in New Freeport is worth about $125,000, 51% below the Pennsylvania median of $254,500 and 62% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $71,500 a year, so the median home costs 1.7 times the median income (3.3 times for Pennsylvania). 91% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 50% of those owners still have a mortgage.

New Freeport at a glance

New Freeport Pennsylvania U.S.
Median home value $125,000 $254,500 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year – $3,311 $3,119
Median household income $71,500 $77,971 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 91% 69% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 50% 58% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $900 $1,762 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 13.6% 19.4% 21.0%
Median rent – $1,209 $1,413
Median year homes were built 1975 1965 1980
Vacant homes 38.9% 9.2% 10.1%
Population 63 13,018,639 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in New Freeport

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median New Freeport home of $125,000 with 20% down costs about $839 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $1,048, 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 $35,973 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 14% of the median New Freeport household income of $71,500; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $248,000.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$25,000
Loan amount$100,000
Principal and interest$673
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$115
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$52
PMI$0
Total per month$839

Change the numbers in the calculator

3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$4,375
Loan amount$122,736
Principal and interest$826
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$115
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$52
FHA mortgage insurance$55
Total per month$1,048

Change the numbers in the calculator

Questions about home buying in New Freeport

What is the median home value in New Freeport?

About $125,000 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

What income do you need to buy a home in New Freeport?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $839 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $35,973 a year.

More about New Freeport

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