State College, PA Housing Market 2026: Median Home Price, Last 12 Months
What homes actually sell for in State College: a median closing price of $424,995 across 208 closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, plus the full price spread.
If you invest in or around State College, the number that matters is what homes actually close for, not what sellers are asking. Here is what State College sale prices look like right now, built from the closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, as of August 2026.
The snapshot
- •Closings tracked, last 12 months: 208
- •Median sold price, last 12 months: $424,995
- •Median sold $/sqft, last 12 months: $256
- •Middle half of sales closed between: $260,000 and $555,000
What the numbers say
Resideline tracked 208 closed sales in State College over the last 12 months, with a median closing price of $424,995. 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 $260,000 and $555,000. 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 207 closings with usable living area, the middle half sold between $206 and $345 per square foot.
Figures last updated August 22, 2026 from closings Resideline tracked.
Median home price in State College, PA (August 2026)
The median home price in State College is $424,995, measured across the 208 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last 12 months. The middle half of those sales closed between $260,000 and $555,000.
Where State College sale prices land
Medians hide the shape of a market. The distribution above covers the closed sales Resideline tracked in State College over the last 12 months, trimmed to the 5th through 95th percentile, with the middle half of sales closing between $260,000 and $555,000. Where your target property sits inside that spread matters more than the citywide median.
How long a sale takes here
- •Listed to under contract: a median of 7 days, across 141 State College closings Resideline tracked in the last 12 months
- •Contract to closing: a median of 33 days, across 138 State College closings Resideline tracked in the last 12 months
The State College angle
State College closes into a comparatively narrow range, which is good news for anyone pricing from data. Across 208 closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, the median closed sale price was $424,995, and the middle half of sales closed between $260,000 and $555,000.
From market read to offer price
A market read is the backdrop. 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. As of August 2026, the public scoreboard showed 3.26% median error across 12,516+ graded closings. See the live accuracy dashboard for the receipts, or read how the Area Market Snapshot works.
Run any State College address through Resideline and you will see the local market and the property's value together, in one report.
Cite this
Using these numbers? Please cite the source and the sample size:
Source: Resideline Market Watch
Market: State College, PA
Data updated: August 2026
Analysis period: last 12 months
Tracked closings: 208
Median sold price: $424,995
Median sold $/sqft: $256 (207 qualifying)
https://resideline.com/blog/state-college-pa-housing-market
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.
Every local market figure on this page is computed from closed sales Resideline tracked in State College over the last 12 months, and is refreshed when the data is. The closings we track inside the 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 24% of the 208 closings in this window never appeared on a listing service, and the median of MLS-listed sales alone was $431,100.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median home price in State College?
The median sold price in State College over the last 12 months is $424,995, measured across 208 closings Resideline tracked.
How many homes sold in State College last month?
Resideline tracked 6 closed sales in State College in July 2026, out of 208 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 State College?
The middle half of State College sales over the last 12 months closed between $260,000 and $555,000, with a median of $424,995.
What is the typical price per square foot in State College?
Among qualifying State College closings Resideline tracked over the last 12 months, the median sold price per square foot was $256, measured across 207 sales with usable living area. Median is used rather than average because outliers distort the mean.
How many filters can I apply to State College comps before the set gets too small?
More than in most markets we track. Closing volume here sits above the middle of our coverage, so you can restrict on radius and on the attributes you can verify and still expect survivors. With the middle half of closings between $260,000 and $555,000 around a median of $424,995, a tightly filtered set should converge close to the center for an ordinary property.
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