Area data
Gilberton, PA — ZIP 17934
Population: 417 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 17934 (Gilberton, PA) is $44,000. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Moderate, with lightning, strongwind, winterweather the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 2.4% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$44,000
Median home value
Relatively Moderate
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $44,000
- House Price Index (state)
- 384.9 (+3.9% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- Median list price
- $65,000
- Active listings
- 1
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $744/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $816/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $1,068/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,392/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $1,443/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.6 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 19.3¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $15.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 7.40%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.73%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, strongWind, winterWeather, coldWave, hurricane
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- tornado: Relatively Moderate · coldWave: Relatively Moderate · heatWave: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively Moderate · hurricane: Relatively Moderate · landslide: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 43% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 54.5%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Eastern Diversified Metals (11.6 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 53.0°F
- Average high
- 62.0°F
- Average low
- 43.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 48.7 in
- Annual snowfall
- 30.2 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6b (extreme annual low -5 to 0°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail (29 mi)
- National parks include
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Steamtown National Historic Site
- Airports within 30 mi
- 38
- Nearest airport
- Tidmore Airport (7 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport (MUI) (31 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 31
- Hospitals include
- GEISINGER-BLOOMSBURG HOSPITAL, GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER, SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREET
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.8 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.8 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,938
- Housing built before 1970
- 84.6%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 1.6%
- Median annual property tax
- $727
- Households with broadband internet
- 64.1%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 43,357
- Average weekly wage
- $1,060
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 211
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 17934?
- $44,000.
- What is typical rent in ZIP 17934?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $1,068/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 17934?
- Overall risk: Relatively Moderate (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, strongWind, winterWeather, coldWave, hurricane.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 17934?
- Risk to homes is higher than 43% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 17934?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 17934?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 17934?
- Regional Price Parity: 97.6 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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