Williamsport, PA seller resource / Market Report
Williamsport, PA Housing Market and Selling Costs
Start with recent Williamsport market measures, then compare repairs, mortgage payoff, selling costs, and holding bills with what you would keep from your own sale.
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Recent supported measures
What are houses selling for in Williamsport?
Use these figures as a starting point. Your home's condition, repairs, timing, and selling costs still determine what you keep.
| Measure | Value | Source, place and period |
|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | $189,900 | Redfin Williamsport housing marketRedfin · Williamsport, PAPeriod: Three months ending August 2026 |
| Homes sold | 65 homes | Redfin Williamsport housing marketRedfin · Williamsport, PAPeriod: Three months ending August 2026 |
| Median days on market | 38 days | Redfin Williamsport housing marketRedfin · Williamsport, PAPeriod: Three months ending August 2026 |
| Typical home value (Zillow ZHVI) | $211,474 | Zillow Williamsport home valuesZillow · Williamsport, PAPeriod: As of August 2026 |
| For-sale inventory | 99 homes | Zillow Williamsport home valuesZillow · Williamsport, PAPeriod: As of August 2026 |
The Redfin dollar figure is a median from completed sales. Zillow's typical home value is a modeled measure, and its inventory count is not a count of completed sales. Do not compare either as a property-specific offer.
Use the number as a starting point
What these measures mean for what you keep
A median sale price is a midpoint across completed sales, not a price for your address. Your house can differ because of location, size, condition, access, occupancy, repairs, and the terms of the sale. The Williamsport Redfin measure covers three months ending august 2026; Zillow's typical home value is a separate model, not a sale price or offer.
What you keep is different from the top-line price. Compare a realistic sale price or written offer with repairs and cleanout, mortgage payoff, listing commission if you list, other selling costs, utilities, insurance, taxes, and the months you would carry the property while waiting. Use the actual settlement sheet for the costs that apply to your sale.
Pennsylvania's realty-transfer-tax treatment includes a 1% state tax on taxable transfers plus an applicable local share, with exemptions and transaction treatment that can vary. Review the applicable amount with the title company and on the settlement sheet; the Pennsylvania Revenue explanation is linked below.
Local property checks
Williamsport City and nearby municipalities are different
Williamsport City, South Williamsport Borough, Loyalsock Township, and Old Lycoming Township are separate municipalities. Use the property's actual municipality rather than its mailing city when you need a local office. Inside Williamsport city limits, the Bureau of Codes handles building and construction, electrical, rental-inspection, zoning, and property-maintenance questions and issues several permit types.
For county records, the Lycoming County Tax Assessment Office handles assessment and valuation records, while the Tax Claim Bureau handles delinquent real-estate taxes. Deed and ownership records go through the Recorder of Deeds or the title company. These offices can confirm the facts for the property you are selling.
Property-specific comparison
Compare the Williamsport number with the costs around your sale
A clean, financeable house with time for preparation may be worth comparing with a traditional listing. A house with repairs, cleanout, difficult access, occupancy questions, or holding-cost pressure may make an as-is comparison more useful. Look at what reaches you after the work, payoff, selling costs, and waiting time—not just the headline number.
Written offer and written terms before you commit; title-company closing.
Adjust the sale price, mortgage payoff, repairs, monthly bills, and selling-cost assumptions in the calculator. The result is a planning estimate, not an appraisal, offer, or settlement statement.
Compare what you would keep with the Williamsport calculator →Williamsport market report questions
Can I use the Williamsport median sale price as my home's value?
No. The Redfin median sale price is a midpoint for completed sales in Williamsport, PA during Three months ending August 2026. It is a reference point, not a price for your address. Condition, location, access, occupancy, repairs, and sale terms can change the comparison.
What should I subtract to see what I would keep?
Start with a realistic sale price or written offer. Subtract repairs and cleanout, your mortgage payoff, listing commission if you list, other selling costs, utilities, insurance, taxes, and the time you would carry the property. The calculator lets you change those planning assumptions; it is not an appraisal or settlement statement.
Are the Redfin and Zillow figures the same thing?
No. Redfin reports completed-sale and activity measures for Williamsport, PA during Three months ending August 2026. Zillow reports a modeled typical home value as of august 2026 and may show inventory as of the same date. They answer different questions and neither is an offer for your property.
Does my Williamsport mailing address decide which office I call?
No. Williamsport City, South Williamsport Borough, Loyalsock Township, and Old Lycoming Township are separate municipalities. Check the property's actual municipality before contacting a codes or permit office; Lycoming County assessment, tax-claim, deed, and title questions go to the office or closing professional handling that question.
Does this report determine a cash offer?
No. Market figures are background for comparing options. A property-specific review considers the address, condition, access, occupancy, payoff, title, repairs, selling costs, and timing. Use the form or call 888-274-5006 to discuss the property.