Chester, PA Housing Statistics

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60%

Med. Home Val. NAT. AVG.

7%

Rent NAT. AVG.

42%

Owner Occ. NAT. AVG.

Chester Housing Information

Index	Chester	Pennsylvania	National
Median home price	$129,918	$296,372	$326,622
Median rent asked	$1,339	$1,283	$1,444
Avg. people per household	2.5	2.4	2.6
Owner occupied households	37.1%	69.0%	63.6%
Renter occupied households	62.9%	31.0%	36.4%

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Housing Quick Facts

The median home price in Chester is 60% lower than the national average.
The median rent asked in Chester is 7% lower than the national average.
The average number of people per household in Chester is 5% lower than the national average.
The number of owner occupied households in Chester is 42% lower than the national average.
The number of renter occupied households in Chester is 73% higher than the national average.

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Nearby cities with low home prices

	Population	Home Price	National Avg.
Haverford College, PA	1,268	$0	100%
Cheyney University, PA	198	$0	100%
Prospect Park CDP, PA	233	$104,394	68%
Colwyn, PA	2,607	$137,676	58%
Darby, PA	11,011	$138,871	57%
Chester, PA	35,117	$129,918	60%

Cities with similar population

	Population	Home Price	National Avg.
Newark, DE	35,117	$503,399	54%
Sun Prairie, WI	35,107	$461,278	41%
Montgomery Village, MD	35,133	$563,199	72%
Wenatchee, WA	35,091	$488,496	50%
Adelanto, CA	35,081	$389,753	19%
Chester, PA	35,117	$129,918	60%

Source: The Chester, PA housing data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.