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Unshakable ZIP Data 18701 | Wilkes-Barre, PA Housing Market

Wilkes-Barre · Luzerne County · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro · Pennsylvania · Data updated June 19, 2026

The median sale price in ZIP 18701, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is $289,914 at $56 per square foot. 2 single-family homes sold in the latest period, up 3.0 percent from a year earlier. Homes sit a median of 50 days on market with 3.2 months of supply. Sellers are getting 93.6 percent of list price and 0.0 percent of homes sold above asking.

Buyer leverage market. Negotiate hard.

Value anchors

MetricValueYear over year
Average single-family value$183,247
Average price per sq ft$35
Median sale price$289,914
Median sale price per sq ft$56
Median home size5,182 sq ft
Median new listing price$86,758-1.4%
National size rank16,257

Sales activity

MetricValueYear over year
Homes sold2+3.0%
Median days on market50 days
Months of supply3.2 months
New listings3+204.6%
Active listings4+35.0%
Pending sales2-32.4%

Pricing power

MetricValueYear over year
Average sale-to-list ratio93.6%-9.1 pts
Share sold above list0.0%-100.0 pts

These figures describe the single-family market for Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania ZIP 18701. They are market context, not a substitute for sold comps or a formal appraisal.