The story of this market
The typical home in ZIP 18079 sells for about $267,000, or $166 per square foot.
Prices are up +6.7% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 12 days to sell, which is fast. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,700 a month.
ZIP 18079 — Slatedale
The Allentown market, which encompasses ZIP 18079, is currently experiencing high demand with a median sale price of $267,000 and a rapid turnover rate of 12 days on market. Prices have seen a year-over-year increase of 6.7%, reflecting a competitive environment for buyers. Figures are based on city-wide Allentown data as specific ZCTA-level metrics for 18079 are not published.
Median prices moved up 6.7% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 12 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-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 0.0% · poverty 0.0% — a stable, low-distress profile.
versus the prior ACS vintage
in-migration and out-migration balanced
ZCTA 18079
ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Aggregate published statistics for this ZIP — never individual records, and never an attribute of any individual property or resident.
not determinable
Key-figure check: no independent anchor retained yet — first-researched cycles establish the anchor baseline this pass.