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Drums, PA Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q2 2024. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Drums, PA Housing Market Trends

With 9,848 people, 3,443 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $303,656, Drums real estate and house prices are near the national average for all cities and towns.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Drums, accounting for 84.85% of the town's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Drums include row houses and other attached homes ( 7.49%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 3.79%), and a few mobile homes or trailers ( 2.16%).

Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Drums. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 82.68% of Drums's homes, and 73.51% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.

There is a lot of housing in Drums built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Drums built between 2000 and later ( 30.61%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 20.71%). There's also some housing in Drums built before 1939 ( 6.54%).

Drums Home Appreciation Rates

Drums's appreciation rate notably has been below the national average for the last ten years. The average annual home appreciation rate in Drums during the period has been just 5.26%, which is lower than 70% of US communities.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Drums's appreciation rate, at 6.86%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Drums's appreciation rate has been 6.05%, which annualizes to a rate of 26.51%.

Importantly, this makes Drums one of the highest appreciating communities in the nation for the latest quarter, and may signal the town's near-future real estate investment strength.

Relative to Pennsylvania, our data show that Drums's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 50% of the other cities and towns in Pennsylvania.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$303,656

Drums, PA Home Prices
> $1,344,000
$1,008,001 - $1,344,000
$672,001 - $1,008,000
$538,001 - $672,000
$403,001 - $538,000
$269,001 - $403,000
$134,001 - $269,000
$67,001 - $134,000
$0 - $67,000
0.7%
0.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
4.9%
4.9%
18.3%
18.3%
30.9%
30.9%
35.3%
35.3%
4.2%
4.2%
2.6%
2.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for Pennsylvania

Average

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

3,443

Drums Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,285 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
82.7%
82.7%
17.3%
17.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
8.2%
8.2%
91.8%
91.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
30.6%
30.6%
42.1%
42.1%
20.7%
20.7%
6.5%
6.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
84.8%
84.8%
7.5%
7.5%
1.7%
1.7%
3.8%
3.8%
2.2%
2.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
3.0%
3.0%
2.3%
2.3%
12.9%
12.9%
51.9%
51.9%
21.6%
21.6%
8.3%
8.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes