Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ · Pennsylvania

Northampton County

ZIP 18045

315,927 residents1,027 permits TTM$86,687 median HHI22 ZIP codesUpdated April 16, 2026
Investor first look

Median home value

$285,000

ACS 5-Year

Cap rate proxy

5.6%

FMR × 0.65 ÷ Home Value

Rent-to-income

18.5%

HUD FMR ÷ ACS HHI

Net migration

+2.16%

IRS SOI

Permits (TTM)

1,027

Census BPS

Climate risk

90.0

FEMA NRI (0–100)

ZIP 18045

Median home value

Gross yield

Buy Box score

0.8

Section 8 gap

Affordability

P/I: 4.7R/I: 30.8%

Section 8 detail

SAFMR: Rent: Gap:
ZIP code breakdown22 ZIP codes
ZIPMedian home valueRent (FMR 2BR)Gross yieldBuy Box scoreSection 8 gap
180150.9
18042$285,000$1,6707.0%0.925.1%
180720.9
180130.9
180880.9
180910.9
183430.9
180380.9
180140.9
180170.8
180450.8
180670.8
18055$285,000$1,6907.1%0.826.6%
180200.8
180400.7
180640.4
18035
18063
18083
18085
18086
18351

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Demographics

Owner-occupied

71.1%

Census ACS

Vacancy rate

5.5%

Census ACS

Bachelor's degree +

33.8%

Census ACS

Rent burdened

47.3%

Census ACS (>30% income)

Median age

42.0

Census ACS

Data sources
U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
U.S. Census Bureau — Building Permits Survey
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — Fair Market Rents / Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMR)
Internal Revenue Service — Statistics of Income Migration Data
FEMA — National Risk Index
Last updated: April 16, 2026