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Buying a home in Hostetter, Pennsylvania

The typical owner-occupied home in Hostetter is worth about $214,300, 16% below the Pennsylvania median of $254,500 and 36% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $62,125 a year, so the median home costs 3.4 times the median income (3.3 times for Pennsylvania). 65% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 38% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Hostetter at a glance

Hostetter Pennsylvania U.S.
Median home value $214,300 $254,500 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year – $3,311 $3,119
Median household income $62,125 $77,971 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 65% 69% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 38% 58% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage – $1,762 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 19.2% 19.4% 21.0%
Median rent – $1,209 $1,413
Median year homes were built 1953 1965 1980
Vacant homes 16.7% 9.2% 10.1%
Population 453 13,018,639 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Hostetter

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Hostetter home of $214,300 with 20% down costs about $1,439 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $1,796, 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 $61,672 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 28% of the median Hostetter household income of $62,125; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $216,000.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$42,860
Loan amount$171,440
Principal and interest$1,153
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$196
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$89
PMI$0
Total per month$1,439

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$7,500
Loan amount$210,418
Principal and interest$1,416
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$196
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$89
FHA mortgage insurance$95
Total per month$1,796

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Questions about home buying in Hostetter

What is the median home value in Hostetter?

About $214,300 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 Hostetter?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $1,439 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $61,672 a year.

More about Hostetter

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