15904, Johnstown, PA Real Estate & Homes for Sale | RE/MAX (2024)

FAQs

Is Johnstown, Pennsylvania a good place to live? ›

Johnstown is part of Cambria County in central Pennsylvania, with four distinct seasons and low crime statistics. According to the Cambria Regional Chamber, the area has been nationally ranked the top most livable region in Pennsylvania and number four in the Northeast.

June, July, and August are the best months to sell your house in Pennsylvania. The median sale price of houses in June 2023 was $298,400, which is expected to rise in 2024. However, cities like Bethlehem and New Castle follow an upward trend throughout the year.

32.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Johnstown, PA (6.04k out of 18.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%.

West Mifflin, Franklin Park, Penn Township, Upper St. Clair are ranking as safe places in Pennsylvania based on very low crime rates. South Park, Elizabethtown, Waynesboro, and McCandless are also named as some of the safest places in PA.

Best Time to Sell Your House for a Higher Price

April, June, and July are the best months to sell your house in California. The median sale price of houses in June 2023, was $796,400, which is expected to grow more in 2024. However, cities like Arcadia and San Mateo follow an upward trend throughout the year.

Pennsylvania Housing Market Overview

In March 2024, home prices in Pennsylvania were up 6.8% compared to last year, selling for a median price. On average, the number of homes sold was down 9.42% year over year and there were 9,247 homes sold in March this year, down 10,205 homes sold in March last year.

Here's how each month of the year ranked for the best time to sell a house. The highest-earning months are, in ranking order, May, June, April and March. Just over 18 million purchase transactions took place during this period, according to ATTOM.

Floods have continued to be a concern for Johnstown, which had major flooding in 1894, 1907, 1924, 1936, and 1977. The biggest flood of the first half of the 20th century was the St. Patrick's Day flood of March 1936. That flood also reached Pittsburgh, where it was known as the Pittsburgh Flood of 1936.

Why was the location of Johnstown a problem? ›

There was one small drawback to living in the city. Johnstown had been built on a floodplain at the fork of the Little Conemaugh River and Stony Creek.