Rental numbers for Carbon County, PA
The typical home here runs -$986 a month at 7.78% with 25% down.
- Gross yield
- 5.8%
- typical home, Zillow
- Median ZIP yield
- n/a
- 0 ZIPs with full data
- Cash flow
- -$986/mo
- at 7.78%, 25% down
- Typical price
- $269,000
- Zillow ZHVI, Aug 2026
- Typical rent
- $1,303/mo
- Zillow ZORI, Aug 2026
ZIP codes in Carbon County
12 with published figures
| 18232Lansford | $103,000 | $1,360* | 15.9% | 9.1% | +$226 | n/a |
| 18250Summit Hill | $162,000 | $1,440* | 10.7% | 5.4% | -$146 | n/a |
| 18254Tresckow | $185,000 | $1,620* | 10.5% | 6.6% | +$13 | n/a |
| 18216Beaver Meadows | $180,000 | $1,450* | 9.7% | 5.7% | -$121 | n/a |
| 18030Palmerton | $198,000 | $1,360* | 8.3% | 3.8% | -$439 | n/a |
| 18240Nesquehoning | $202,000 | $1,360* | 8.1% | 3.5% | -$507 | n/a |
| 18255Weatherly | $215,000 | $1,360* | 7.6% | 3.5% | -$536 | n/a |
| 18210Albrightsville | $276,000 | $1,550* | 6.7% | 3.0% | -$787 | n/a |
| 18071Palmerton | $261,000 | $1,400* | 6.5% | 2.4% | -$876 | n/a |
| 18235Lehighton | $283,000 | $1,360* | 5.8% | 1.9% | -$1,066 | n/a |
| 18229Jim Thorpe | $284,000 | $1,360* | 5.8% | 2.3% | -$981 | n/a |
| 18624Lake Harmony | $408,000 | $1,470* | 4.3% | 1.3% | -$1,775 | n/a |
* HUD Fair Market Rent, 2 bedroom, where Zillow publishes no rent index. Conservative.
Trends
Five years to August 2026
- Price, 12 months
- +0.7%
- Rent, 12 months
- +5.8%
- Rent minus price growth
- +5.1 pts
- Property tax
- 1.46%
- effective rate, ACS 2024
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical value | Rent |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2021 | $203,370 | n/a |
| Aug 2022 | $239,958 | n/a |
| Aug 2023 | $247,343 | n/a |
| Aug 2024 | $258,696 | $1,140 |
| Aug 2025 | $267,434 | $1,232 |
| Aug 2026 | $269,211 | $1,303 |
HUD Fair Market Rent
FY2027, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA HUD Metro FMR Area
| Bedrooms | Studio | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Market Rent | $1,302 | $1,519 | $1,839 | $2,306 | $2,482 |
The 40th percentile gross rent for a standard unit, set by HUD each October and used for Section 8 payment standards. It runs below market rent; Zillow's index is shown above where it exists.
Supply
- Permits per 1,000 households
- 7.2
- 197 units, last 12 months
- National percentile
- 60th
- among US counties
Tools
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Questions
- Is Carbon County good for rental property?
- The typical home here runs -$986 a month at 7.78% with 25% down. The figures use a typical home, 7.78% with 25% down and default costs shown on each ZIP page. They describe the market, not any one property.
- What is the property tax rate in Carbon County?
- About 1.46% of value, from Census ACS median taxes paid over median home value. On a $269,000 home that is about $3,933 a year.
- What is Fair Market Rent in Carbon County?
- HUD's FY2027 Fair Market Rent here is $1,519 for a 1-bedroom, $1,839 for a 2-bedroom and $2,306 for a 3-bedroom. Typical cash flow at today's rate is -$986 a month.
Sources and method
- Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), mid tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted
Zillow Research. Read: 2026-08.
Typical home value by ZIP, county, metro and state, and the price trend.
- Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), all homes plus multifamily, smoothed
Zillow Research. Read: 2026-08.
Typical market rent by ZIP, county and metro, and the rent trend (tier A pages).
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, FY2026
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read: FY2026.
Rent by bedroom count for every ZIP. The rent used on tier B pages, and a reference on all pages. It is the 40th percentile gross rent, so it runs below market.
- HUD Fair Market Rents by county, FY2027
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read: FY2027.
County rent by bedroom count on county pages.
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024 (B25103 median real estate taxes paid, B25077 median home value, B11001 households)
US Census Bureau. Read: 2020 to 2024.
Effective property tax rate (median taxes paid divided by median value) by ZIP code tabulation area, county and state; households for the permits ratio.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, 30-year fixed (FRED series MORTGAGE30US)
Freddie Mac via the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Read: 2026-09-24.
The weekly 30-year rate. The site adds a disclosed investor premium to it for the loan payment.
- Building Permits Survey, county monthly files
US Census Bureau. Read: 2025-09 to 2026-08.
New housing units permitted in the last 12 months per 1,000 households, a supply-pressure signal.
Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI), HUD, US Census Bureau, Freddie Mac. Every formula is on the methodology page.
Estimates from public data for a typical property. Not investment, tax or legal advice. Your property, financing and costs will differ.