The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 18074 sells for about $388,000, or $226 per square foot.
Prices are down 2.4% from a year ago, which gives buyers more room to negotiate. Homes take about 57 days to sell. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,250 a month.
ZIP 18074 — Perkiomenville
The market in 18074 is characterized by a high price-to-rent ratio, suggesting limited immediate cash-flow potential for investors. Several metrics, including specific crime, school, and tax data, are not determinable at the ZIP level and have been omitted. Market conditions are influenced by broader regional trends in Montgomery County.
This area is primarily suited for owner-occupant family buyers, as the high price-to-rent ratio and low renter share suggest it is less attractive for traditional rental investors.
Median prices moved down 2.4% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 57 days on market with 9.6 months of supply — a slower-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 0% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) · unemployment 2.0% · poverty 6.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
ZCTA 18074, Montgomery County PA
The rental market in 18074 shows a high price-to-rent ratio of 25.0, making it difficult to achieve positive cash flow for investors at current price points.
Data sourced from Repit.org and Census-based estimates.
Key-figure check: median price diverges 24.7% from the nearest retained anchor (published ten-year series (2024)) — beyond the 12.5% tolerance; an automated validation case is open and the value publishes pending its verdict. Research outlier held out — this pass returned a median of $483,774 (24.7% off the retained reading), contradicting every independent anchor; the prior reading stands pending corroboration. Validation: the flagged $483,774 (+24.7% vs the published ten-year series (2024)) could not be independently corroborated and was reverted to the prior cycle value pending review; the case is under review in the Command Center.