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Buying a home in Titusville, Pennsylvania

The typical owner-occupied home in Titusville is worth about $79,200, 69% below the Pennsylvania median of $254,500 and 76% below the national median of $332,700. Owners pay a median $1,693 a year in property taxes, about 2.14% of their home's value, higher than the Pennsylvania rate of 1.30%. The median household earns $38,194 a year, so the median home costs 2.1 times the median income (3.3 times for Pennsylvania). 57% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 50% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Titusville at a glance

Titusville Pennsylvania U.S.
Median home value $79,200 $254,500 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year $1,693 $3,311 $3,119
Property tax as a share of value 2.14% 1.30% 0.94%
Median household income $38,194 $77,971 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 57% 69% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 50% 58% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $1,057 $1,762 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 21.7% 19.4% 21.0%
Median rent $662 $1,209 $1,413
Rent as a share of renters' income 32.4% 29.2% 30.6%
Median year homes were built 1944 1965 1980
Vacant homes 12.0% 9.2% 10.1%
Population 5,189 13,018,639 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Titusville

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Titusville home of $79,200 with 20% down costs about $600 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $732, 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 $25,734 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 19% of the median Titusville household income of $38,194; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $118,000.

The median rent here is $662 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$15,840
Loan amount$63,360
Principal and interest$426
Property taxes (2.14% a year)$141
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$33
PMI$0
Total per month$600

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$2,772
Loan amount$77,765
Principal and interest$523
Property taxes (2.14% a year)$141
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$33
FHA mortgage insurance$35
Total per month$732

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Questions about home buying in Titusville

What is the median home value in Titusville?

About $79,200 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

How much are property taxes in Titusville?

Homeowners pay a median $1,693 a year, which is about 2.14% 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 Titusville?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $600 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $25,734 a year.

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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