The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 18053 sells for about $359,539, or $137 per square foot.
Prices are up +5.3% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 17 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,134 a month.
ZIP 18053 — Germansville
The Allentown housing market shows steady growth with a 5.3% year-over-year increase in median sale prices. Low inventory levels and a tight supply of 1.8 months continue to support seller leverage despite broader economic headwinds. Market activity remains resilient with homes selling quickly, averaging 17 days on the market.
Median prices moved up 5.3% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 17 days on market with 1.8 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
26% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 100% of asking — demand is running ahead of supply.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 3.3% · poverty 1.7% — a stable, low-distress profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
in-migration and out-migration balanced
ZCTA 18053
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
Data retrieved from US Census Bureau ZCTA-level tables.
- Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom4.414.1 mi
- Dave & Buster's Lehigh4.214.2 mi
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park4.113.7 mi
- Sky Zone Bethlehem4.117.8 mi
- Jordan Lanes4.114.5 mi
- Blue Mountain Resort4.313.2 mi
- Bear Creek Mountain Resort4.517.7 mi
- PPL Center4.515.6 mi
- Jefferson Park4.715.7 mi
- Golden Corral Buffet & Grill3.514.5 mi
- Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway: Trademark of the Reading & Northern Railroad4.59.9 mi
- Lehigh Valley Zoo4.56.7 mi
- Country Junction-World’s Largest General Store4.312.1 mi
- Shankweiler's Drive-In Theatre4.88.6 mi
- Beltzville State Park4.511.2 mi
- Crystal Cave4.514.8 mi
- Da Vinci Science Center4.415.5 mi
- No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum4.911.7 mi
- Allentown Art Museum4.715.7 mi
- Old Jail Museum4.59.9 mi
- Lehigh Valley Zoo4.56.7 mi
- Beltzville State Park4.511.2 mi
- Mauch Chunk Lake Park4.59.5 mi
- Covered Bridge Park4.810.4 mi
- Grange Park4.712.4 mi
- Olde Homestead Golf Club4.53 mi
- The Club at Twin Lakes4.29.9 mi
- Blue Shamrock Golf Club4.17.9 mi
- The Slatington Marketplace4.57 mi
- BMW of Allentown4.711.9 mi
- The Slatington Farmers Market4.57 mi
- Thomson's Meat Market4.87 mi
- Newhard Farms Corn Shed4.810.4 mi
- Lehigh Valley International Airport4.515.5 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.