Downingtown, PA Housing Market 2026: Median Home Price, Last 12 Months
What homes actually sell for in Downingtown: a median closing price of $403,500 across 104 closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, plus the full price spread.
In a market the size of Downingtown, individual sales move the needle. The figures below rest on 104 tracked closings over the last 12 months, so read them as the direction of the market rather than a precise price for any one street.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 12 months: 104
- •Median sold price, last 12 months: $403,500 (low-volume sample)
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 12 months: $242
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $310,000 and $464,500
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 104 closed sales in Downingtown over the last 12 months, with a median closing price of $403,500. That median is the midpoint of what buyers actually paid, not what sellers hoped to get, which is why it moves differently from the asking prices you see on listing sites. The middle half of those sales closed between $310,000 and $464,500. That spread matters more than the headline median: where a specific property sits inside it decides whether the citywide number helps you or misleads you. These are the closings Resideline tracks and may differ from complete county or municipal records. Across the 104 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $214 and $280 per square foot.
Figures last updated September 6, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in Downingtown, PA (September 2026)
The median home price in Downingtown is $403,500, measured across the 104 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last 12 months. The middle half of those sales closed between $310,000 and $464,500.
Where Downingtown sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in Downingtown over the last 12 months that carry a usable sale date, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $310,000 and $464,500. Among the 48 Pennsylvania markets with a published band, Downingtown's middle-half spread ($310,000 to $464,500) ranks 6th from the narrowest. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median. Measured as the ratio of the upper to the lower quartile, its middle-half spread ranks in the 24th percentile of the 2,187 US markets in Resideline's national Market Watch set, on data as of September 4, 2026.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 6 days, across 64 Downingtown closings Resideline tracked in the last 12 months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 30 days, across 57 Downingtown closings Resideline tracked in the last 12 months
The Downingtown angle
Downingtown gives you a modest record and a band of unremarkable width against the markets we track, which means the estimate should come from comps with the citywide figures used for orientation. There is no shortcut in the aggregate numbers here. With 104 closings on record, higher transaction volume creates more potential comps, but the usable set for an individual property still depends on property type, size, condition, location, and recency. Start there. If the screen empties, extend the date window before touching anything that determines whether a sale is genuinely comparable, and note the change alongside the estimate. Note where the width sits: $310,000 to $403,500 spans more dollars than $403,500 to $464,500. The lower a subject sits in the range, the less the citywide midpoint constrains it and the more the matched closings have to carry.
From market read to offer price
A thin market punishes generic pricing; the way to firm up a number here is the specific property and its handful of true comps. The decision still comes down to one property and one number: what it is actually worth and what you should pay. Every Resideline report opens with this same market snapshot for the subject's exact ZIP code, then gives you the property's value, the sold comps behind it, and a market rent estimate. Pricing a specific deal? The free ARV calculator and rental property calculator run the numbers in about a minute.
And we show our work. Every estimate is frozen while the home is for sale and graded against the real closing price after it sells. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any Downingtown address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Cite this
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Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: Downingtown, PA
Geography: incorporated municipality, Census place 4219752
Data updated: September 2026
Analysis period: last 12 months
Tracked closings: 104
Median sold price: $403,500
Median sold $/sqft: $242 (104 qualifying)
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The local market statistics in this report are calculated from closed sales tracked by Resideline. Transaction coverage may differ from complete county or municipal records. This is a low-volume sample: treat the statistics as directional rather than precise estimates of the entire local market.
Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in Downingtown over the last 12 months, and is refreshed when the data is. The closings we track within the Downingtown city limits are not limited to listing-service sales: they also include foreclosure deeds, estate and family transfers, and other off-market sales that portal medians exclude, which is why 21% of the 104 closings in this window never appeared on a listing service, and the median of MLS-listed sales alone was $412,500. This is a low-volume market: the figures below rest on 104 closings within the Downingtown city limits, so treat the median as indicative rather than precise.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in Downingtown?
The median sold price in Downingtown over the last 12 months is $403,500, measured across 104 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in Downingtown last month?
Resideline tracked 4 closed sales in Downingtown in August 2026, out of 104 closings tracked over the last 12 months. These are tracked samples of market activity, not official county totals.
What is the typical sale price range in Downingtown?
The middle half of Downingtown sales over the last 12 months closed between $310,000 and $464,500, with a median of $403,500.
What is the typical price per square foot in Downingtown?
Among qualifying Downingtown closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, the median sold price per square foot was $242, measured across 104 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
What should I do first when pricing a home in Downingtown, PA?
Define the comp screen before you look at any citywide number. Hold property type, set a size window you would defend, and keep the distance radius short; 104 closings usually supports that. Only then compare the set with $403,500 and the $310,000 to $464,500 band to confirm it sits in a plausible part of the market. The lower half of the band is the wider of the two: $310,000 to $403,500 is a longer stretch than $403,500 to $464,500. Below the midpoint the tracked sales are spread further apart, so quote a range there rather than a single figure.
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