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The mid-point home in these 8 Centre County ZIP codes is worth more than $300K. See map

What Centre County areas are seeing a growth in home values? Check out the latest data from popular real estate site Zillow. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)
What Centre County areas are seeing a growth in home values? Check out the latest data from popular real estate site Zillow. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file) AP

The median sale price of a Centre County home is up 14% since last spring, real estate side Redfin reports, coming in at $342,000 in March.

The price per square foot has dropped by 2.3%, however, currently sitting at $167.

As for home values, eight Centre County ZIP codes have a median home value exceeding $300,000, according to data from popular real estate site Zillow, while the average median home value in the county sits at $233,600.

Zillow’s Home Value Index reports a 5.9% increase in home values in the last year.

The ZIP code with the highest median home value is 16870 with a value of $390,442. The lowest median home value in the county is 16666, at $93,575.

Here’s a closer look at the median values across Centre County, from Zillow:

Note: This graphic will automatically update as new data become available.

Home prices in the area continue to climb, even as sales have slowed somewhat early this year, according to the Centre County Association of Realtors. The organization’s latest report pegged April’s median home sale price slightly higher at $345,000.

Centre County ZIP codes with the highest median values

  • 16870: $390,442
  • 16827: $389,298
  • 16803: $386,382
  • 16801: $382,111
  • 16851: $331,561

Centre County ZIP codes with the lowest median values

  • 16666: $93,575
  • 16845: $100,690
  • 16858: $105,628
  • 16860: $110,977
  • 16866: $132,016

Area ZIP code 16666 saw the sharpest jump in median value, increasing by 13.55% since the same time last year.

Lindsay Smith
The Wichita Eagle
Lindsay Smith is a suburban news reporter for the Wichita Eagle, covering the communities of Andover, Bel Aire, Derby, Haysville and Kechi. She has been on The Eagle staff since 2022 and was the service journalism reporter for three years. She has a degree in communications with an emphasis in journalism from Wichita State, where she was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, The Sunflower, for two years. You can reach her via email at lsmith@wichitaeagle.com.
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