Measured against area pay, Lehman Township costs more to live in than 63% of U.S. towns
It ranks #630 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania for affordability. Home prices around Lehman Township have risen about 56% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 5 new homes in 2025.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area ($65K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade compares costs with what households across the Scranton metro earn ($65K, Census 2020–24). Even so, the typical home costs 4.3 years of metro income, and 0% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $1,430a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
- 94prices across the Scranton metro, where the U.S. is 100 (housing 67)BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
In paychecks the grade
- 4.3 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$65K, Scranton-area income
- 14%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 26%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What stands out about housing in Lehman Township
What’s behind Lehman Township’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Lehman Township is more affordable than 37% of U.S. towns, #630 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Property tax pulls the grade down most; rent holds it up.
Home prices up 56% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Lehman Township rose 56% over the past 5 years, faster than across Pennsylvania (48%). Last year prices rose 7.1%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical Lehman Township home at roughly $351,000 today.
Carrying the Census median forward with the index puts a typical home at about $351K.
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Lehman Township, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
A typical home costs 4.3 years of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Lehman Township’s own median, or type yours.
That’s $113K short of a typical Lehman Township home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,430 a month here, $800 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Lehman Township’s typical property tax (1.34% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,430
Renters already here pay a median of $767, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
5 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 5 new homes in Lehman Township in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $1.6 million to build. That's 1.5 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Pennsylvania (2). Over the past 10 years, Lehman Township has permitted 58 homes in all.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Lehman Township's population fell by 162 even though 45 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Pennsylvania: 1.4 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $991,000 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 0 | $4.6 million |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $4 million |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $500,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $500,000 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $864,000 |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $995,000 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | 0 | $2.8 million |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| 2005 | 18 | 18 | 0 | $3.8 million |
| 2004 | 19 | 19 | 0 | $4 million |
| 2003 | 18 | 18 | 0 | $3.8 million |
| 2002 | 24 | 24 | 0 | $4.4 million |
| 2001 | 14 | 14 | 0 | $2.4 million |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $1.4 million |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Property tax runs above the Pennsylvania norm
The median bill is $3,802 (Pennsylvania: $3,311), 1.34% of a home’s value a year, against 1.30% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
The rest of a budget near Lehman Township
Only figures published free for the whole country, each labeled with the area it covers: the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area, or Pennsylvania. Groceries follow the goods price level; nobody publishes them town by town.
| Cost | Here | Compared with | Area | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prices overall U.S. = 100 | 94 | PA 98 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Goods (groceries, clothing, cars…) U.S. = 100 | 101 | PA 99 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Utilities U.S. = 100 | 107 | PA 109 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
| Other services U.S. = 100 | 98 | PA 100 | metro | BEA, 2024 |
Price levels: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities 2024 (metro area and state). Electricity: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, table 5.6.A.
Lehman Township vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Lehman Township. Jackson Township and Ross Township and Lake Township and Silkworth and Plymouth Township have no Zillow value, so they are in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehman Township | C+ | — | $283K | 1.34% | $1,430 |
| Harveys Lake | C− | $268K | $239K | 1.66% | $1,700 |
| Lake Township | B− | — | $212K | 1.35% | $1,380 |
| Jackson Township | C | — | $323K | 1.44% | $1,380 |
| Plymouth Township | A− | — | $132K | 1.36% | $1,300 |
| Silkworth | – | — | $208K | 0.92% | $1,420 |
| Dallas Township | C− | $308K | $268K | 1.48% | $1,480 |
| Ross Township | C+ | — | $218K | 1.14% | $1,220 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures. “—” under Cost: not graded (too little Census data, or under 1,000 residents).
Questions about the cost of living in Lehman Township
Is Lehman Township expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Lehman Township costs more than 63% of U.S. towns: a C+ for cost of living, #630 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. The typical home costs 4.3 years of the median household income of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area ($65K).
How much is rent in Lehman Township?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $1,430 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $767 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Lehman Township?
The median bill is $3,802 a year, 1.34% of the median home value (Pennsylvania: $3,311, 1.30%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Lehman Township buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.