Home prices
The median home in Mount Carbon costs $60,000. Compared to the surrounding areas it is about $32,060 (34%) lower.Compared to the entire country it is approximately $157,500 (72%) lower, and it is roughly $103,000 (63%) lower in comparison to the city of Philadelphia.
Rents
In Mount Carbon the median rent is $775 a month. Compared to the surrounding areas this is roughly $84 (12%) higher.It is roughly $287 (27%) lower compared to the rest of the nation, and it is about $267 (25%) lower compared to the city of Philadelphia.
Nearby places
Pottsville
Pottsville is Mount Carbon's neighbor to the northwest. The housing prices there are a bit more expensive. The price of the median home in Pottsville is $71,400, which is $11,400 (15%) higher than Mount Carbon. Rents there are a little less expensive. Pottsville's median rent is $659 a month, which is $116 (17%) lower than Mount Carbon.
Palo Alto
Palo Alto is roughly 1 mile northeast from Mount Carbon. Housing prices there are somewhat more expensive. The median home price in Palo Alto is $75,500, which comes out to $15,500 (20%) higher than Mount Carbon. Rents there are a bit less expensive. The median monthly rent in Palo Alto is $733, which works out to $42 (5%) lower than Mount Carbon.
Mechanicsville
Mechanicsville is roughly 1 mile north of Mount Carbon. Housing prices there are somewhat more expensive. The value of the median home in Mechanicsville is $86,300, which works out to $26,300 (30%) higher than Mount Carbon. Rents there are somewhat more expensive. In Mechanicsville the median rent is $967 a month, which is $192 (19%) higher than Mount Carbon.
Port Carbon
Port Carbon is roughly 1 mile northeast of Mount Carbon. The housing prices there are somewhat more expensive. The median home in Port Carbon costs $79,600, which comes out to $19,600 (24%) higher than Mount Carbon. Rents there are similar. The median monthly rent in Port Carbon is $744, which comes out to $31 (4%) lower than Mount Carbon.
Marlin
Marlin is roughly 2 miles west from Mount Carbon. The real estate prices there are significantly more expensive. The median home in Marlin costs $147,500, which comes out to $87,500 (59%) higher than Mount Carbon. Rent there is a lot less expensive. Marlin's median rent is $352 a month, which works out to $423 (120%) lower than Mount Carbon.