Scranton USDA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

SCRANTON--WILKES-BARRE, PA

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    • USDA loans are zero-downpayment loans targeted towards lower-income households in rural areas. They can be made directly by the US Department of Agriculture or through a participating lender-- and they typically to borrowers with credit scores over 640. They can have subsidized rates, making them very competitive in terms of cost, but they have more stringent standards on who is eligible as well as specific covenants such as only being available in rural areas and limits on home size.

    Scranton's 10 lenders originated 22 USDA loans during 2024. The total origination value was $4,330,000, with an average USDA loan value of $196,818.

    Scranton USDA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

    30 Year USDA mortgages in Scranton averaged 0.34% for the week of 2025-07-04, compared to the national average (all USDA variants) of 0% for the same period.

    Scranton's average USDA mortgage closing costs are $5,470.

    The average rate for the prior week (2025-06-27) was 6.97% and one month ago for the week of 2025-05-30, the average rate was 6.86%.

    The average rate one year ago was 7.15%.

    For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-07-04, the average rate was 0.39%.

    Click on whitespace and scroll within the chart to zoom in/out. Larger bubbles equate with more originations.

    Scranton USDA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees

    The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for USDA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the Scranton level.

    Name # of Loans 2024 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2024 Avg. Closing Costs
    GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 6 6.48% $6,682
    Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 3 6.42% $8,077
    ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 3 6.67% $5,663
    Ixonia Bank 2 5.81% $6,345
    Summit Mortgage Corporation 2 5.69% $10,029
    UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 2 6.25% $9,285
    Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 1 7.38% $8,165
    Jersey Shore State Bank 1 6.63% $9,028
    First Columbia Bank & Trust Co. 1 5.63% $5,827
    CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 1 7.13% $6,949

    The top Scranton USDA lender as defined by loan originations is GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY, with 6 USDA loans originated. Their average total fees are $6,682, which is $1,396 lower than the next largest lender, Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company.

    The lowest fee Scranton USDA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .

    The lowest rate Scranton USDA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .

    Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

    Realtor.com - Scranton (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Date Median Listing Price (YoY Change) Average Listing Price (YoY) MSA/US Median Price Ratio Active Listings
    2018-01-01 $133,975 (4.9%) $179,525 (3.9%) 0.50 1,975
    2018-02-01 $135,000 (5.1%) $181,406 (4.4%) 0.49 1,887
    2018-03-01 $139,950 (4.8%) $187,634 (3.6%) 0.49 1,874
    2018-04-01 $145,700 (4.2%) $192,178 (1.9%) 0.49 1,949
    2018-05-01 $149,950 (5.4%) $199,901 (4.8%) 0.50 2,079
    2018-06-01 $159,000 (9.3%) $204,526 (6.7%) 0.53 2,219
    2018-07-01 $159,900 (7.4%) $206,977 (9.8%) 0.53 2,312
    2018-08-01 $158,700 (11.1%) $205,324 (9.2%) 0.53 2,328
    2018-09-01 $154,900 (8.3%) $200,330 (6.8%) 0.52 2,364
    2018-10-01 $149,900 (4.8%) $198,414 (6.4%) 0.51 2,323
    2018-11-01 $149,900 (7.2%) $194,513 (4.6%) 0.51 2,218
    2018-12-01 $144,950 (5.1%) $189,079 (3.8%) 0.50 2,060
    2019-01-01 $145,990 (9.0%) $189,691 (5.7%) 0.50 1,856
    2019-02-01 $146,500 (8.5%) $192,143 (5.9%) 0.49 1,762
    2019-03-01 $151,143 (8.0%) $195,467 (4.2%) 0.49 1,744
    2019-04-01 $154,975 (6.4%) $200,215 (4.2%) 0.49 1,771
    2019-05-01 $159,900 (6.6%) $207,332 (3.7%) 0.50 1,854
    2019-06-01 $160,000 (0.6%) $209,907 (2.6%) 0.50 1,970
    2019-07-01 $159,950 (0.0%) $210,807 (1.9%) 0.50 2,074
    2019-08-01 $159,382 (0.4%) $208,764 (1.7%) 0.50 2,083
    2019-09-01 $158,605 (2.4%) $206,430 (3.1%) 0.51 2,088
    2019-10-01 $158,000 (5.4%) $204,591 (3.1%) 0.51 2,072
    2019-11-01 $158,500 (5.7%) $205,900 (5.9%) 0.52 1,898
    2019-12-01 $152,450 (5.2%) $202,673 (7.2%) 0.51 1,718
    2020-01-01 $149,900 (2.7%) $197,124 (3.9%) 0.50 1,567
    2020-02-01 $150,000 (2.4%) $197,643 (2.9%) 0.49 1,533
    2020-03-01 $156,950 (3.8%) $198,594 (1.6%) 0.49 1,485
    2020-04-01 $159,900 (3.2%) $205,856 (2.8%) 0.50 1,381
    2020-05-01 $165,000 (3.2%) $210,017 (1.3%) 0.50 1,340
    2020-06-01 $170,800 (6.8%) $217,534 (3.6%) 0.50 1,258
    2020-07-01 $175,000 (9.4%) $240,322 (14.0%) 0.51 1,096
    2020-08-01 $184,900 (16.0%) $247,605 (18.6%) 0.53 1,025
    2020-09-01 $182,400 (15.0%) $253,941 (23.0%) 0.52 975
    2020-10-01 $185,000 (17.1%) $258,754 (26.5%) 0.53 975
    2020-11-01 $179,900 (13.5%) $256,699 (24.7%) 0.53 923
    2020-12-01 $179,450 (17.7%) $254,769 (25.7%) 0.53 856
    2021-01-01 $169,250 (12.9%) $246,626 (25.1%) 0.51 755
    2021-02-01 $175,950 (17.3%) $257,955 (30.5%) 0.51 598
    2021-03-01 $182,500 (16.3%) $274,447 (38.2%) 0.52 523
    2021-04-01 $189,450 (18.5%) $279,815 (35.9%) 0.51 518
    2021-05-01 $197,250 (19.6%) $294,917 (40.4%) 0.52 572
    2021-06-01 $197,500 (15.6%) $295,015 (35.6%) 0.52 714
    2021-07-01 $199,900 (14.2%) $282,180 (17.4%) 0.53 809
    2021-08-01 $198,875 (7.6%) $275,819 (11.4%) 0.53 832
    2021-09-01 $191,575 (5.0%) $273,582 (7.7%) 0.51 835
    2021-10-01 $179,000 (-3.2%) $263,470 (1.8%) 0.48 833
    2021-11-01 $175,000 (-2.7%) $260,370 (1.4%) 0.47 762
    2021-12-01 $175,000 (-2.5%) $262,608 (3.1%) 0.47 676
    2022-01-01 $175,000 (3.4%) $263,859 (7.0%) 0.47 576
    2022-02-01 $179,450 (2.0%) $286,744 (11.2%) 0.47 421
    2022-03-01 $188,450 (3.3%) $296,576 (8.1%) 0.47 417
    2022-04-01 $217,000 (14.5%) $306,663 (9.6%) 0.52 447
    2022-05-01 $219,225 (11.1%) $307,869 (4.4%) 0.50 513
    2022-06-01 $225,000 (13.9%) $309,141 (4.8%) 0.50 640
    2022-07-01 $229,000 (14.6%) $311,957 (10.6%) 0.52 746
    2022-08-01 $225,000 (13.1%) $302,117 (9.5%) 0.52 798
    2022-09-01 $227,000 (18.5%) $302,322 (10.5%) 0.53 793
    2022-10-01 $225,000 (25.7%) $301,407 (14.4%) 0.53 822
    2022-11-01 $219,950 (25.7%) $289,023 (11.0%) 0.53 872
    2022-12-01 $215,000 (22.9%) $295,432 (12.5%) 0.53 797
    2023-01-01 $217,450 (24.3%) $297,126 (12.6%) 0.54 673
    2023-02-01 $217,000 (20.9%) $293,096 (2.2%) 0.52 597
    2023-03-01 $229,450 (21.8%) $311,231 (4.9%) 0.54 555
    2023-04-01 $235,000 (8.3%) $312,617 (1.9%) 0.55 565
    2023-05-01 $242,000 (10.4%) $314,296 (2.1%) 0.55 599
    2023-06-01 $250,000 (11.1%) $331,495 (7.2%) 0.56 648
    2023-07-01 $249,900 (9.1%) $328,408 (5.3%) 0.57 719
    2023-08-01 $240,000 (6.7%) $321,762 (6.5%) 0.55 777
    2023-09-01 $239,900 (5.7%) $310,617 (2.7%) 0.56 792
    2023-10-01 $239,495 (6.4%) $305,659 (1.4%) 0.56 818
    2023-11-01 $237,000 (7.8%) $299,895 (3.8%) 0.56 852
    2023-12-01 $240,000 (11.6%) $308,303 (4.4%) 0.59 831
    2024-01-01 $232,500 (6.9%) $292,117 (-1.7%) 0.57 741
    2024-02-01 $229,900 (5.9%) $284,464 (-3.0%) 0.55 692
    2024-03-01 $234,450 (2.2%) $293,956 (-5.6%) 0.55 651
    2024-04-01 $242,450 (3.2%) $305,103 (-2.4%) 0.56 630
    2024-05-01 $254,950 (5.4%) $326,657 (3.9%) 0.58 658
    2024-06-01 $255,000 (2.0%) $329,294 (-0.7%) 0.58 766
    2024-07-01 $259,500 (3.8%) $336,819 (2.6%) 0.59 854
    2024-08-01 $249,900 (4.1%) $335,746 (4.4%) 0.58 909
    2024-09-01 $243,450 (1.5%) $331,736 (6.8%) 0.57 993
    2024-10-01 $249,500 (4.2%) $335,618 (9.8%) 0.59 992
    2024-11-01 $250,250 (5.6%) $337,487 (12.5%) 0.60 981
    2024-12-01 $249,950 (4.2%) $338,433 (9.8%) 0.62 902
    2025-01-01 $250,000 (7.5%) $339,106 (16.1%) 0.62 824
    2025-02-01 $247,450 (7.6%) $332,595 (16.9%) 0.60 793
    2025-03-01 $249,900 (6.6%) $336,260 (14.4%) 0.59 779
    2025-04-01 $259,900 (7.2%) $345,217 (13.2%) 0.60 795
    2025-05-01 $259,450 (1.8%) $342,213 (4.8%) 0.59 877
    Scranton's median listing price for 2025-05-01 was $259,450, a difference of $4,500 (1.8%) versus the prior year and $-450 versus the prior month.

    Scranton's median listing price comes in at 59% of the national average.

    Scranton's average listing price for 2025-05-01 was $342,213, a difference of $15,556 (4.8%) versus the prior year and $-3,004 versus the prior month.

    For the 2025-05-01 period, Scranton had 877 MLS listings, a difference of 82 listings (10%) versus the prior month and 219 listings (33%) versus the prior year.

    Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

    Realtor.com - Scranton (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
    Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
    2018-01-01 101 days 1,750 sqft
    2018-02-01 107 days 1,734 sqft
    2018-03-01 96 days 1,760 sqft
    2018-04-01 72 days 1,781 sqft
    2018-05-01 64 days 1,840 sqft
    2018-06-01 61 days 1,869 sqft
    2018-07-01 64 days 1,862 sqft
    2018-08-01 70 days 1,840 sqft
    2018-09-01 79 days 1,844 sqft
    2018-10-01 83 days 1,808 sqft
    2018-11-01 87 days 1,798 sqft
    2018-12-01 96 days 1,761 sqft
    2019-01-01 103 days 1,765 sqft
    2019-02-01 109 days 1,770 sqft
    2019-03-01 94 days 1,788 sqft
    2019-04-01 71 days 1,831 sqft
    2019-05-01 61 days 1,845 sqft
    2019-06-01 62 days 1,842 sqft
    2019-07-01 66 days 1,825 sqft
    2019-08-01 71 days 1,833 sqft
    2019-09-01 76 days 1,848 sqft
    2019-10-01 80 days 1,858 sqft
    2019-11-01 84 days 1,847 sqft
    2019-12-01 97 days 1,840 sqft
    2020-01-01 105 days 1,800 sqft
    2020-02-01 103 days 1,800 sqft
    2020-03-01 78 days 1,800 sqft
    2020-04-01 91 days 1,800 sqft
    2020-05-01 99 days 1,805 sqft
    2020-06-01 93 days 1,833 sqft
    2020-07-01 52 days 1,861 sqft
    2020-08-01 49 days 1,849 sqft
    2020-09-01 46 days 1,823 sqft
    2020-10-01 44 days 1,856 sqft
    2020-11-01 52 days 1,816 sqft
    2020-12-01 62 days 1,800 sqft
    2021-01-01 72 days 1,745 sqft
    2021-02-01 70 days 1,778 sqft
    2021-03-01 54 days 1,800 sqft
    2021-04-01 35 days 1,811 sqft
    2021-05-01 29 days 1,805 sqft
    2021-06-01 28 days 1,804 sqft
    2021-07-01 30 days 1,800 sqft
    2021-08-01 35 days 1,817 sqft
    2021-09-01 39 days 1,817 sqft
    2021-10-01 41 days 1,770 sqft
    2021-11-01 44 days 1,749 sqft
    2021-12-01 55 days 1,740 sqft
    2022-01-01 61 days 1,770 sqft
    2022-02-01 58 days 1,768 sqft
    2022-03-01 38 days 1,777 sqft
    2022-04-01 26 days 1,812 sqft
    2022-05-01 28 days 1,837 sqft
    2022-06-01 29 days 1,797 sqft
    2022-07-01 33 days 1,824 sqft
    2022-08-01 39 days 1,809 sqft
    2022-09-01 44 days 1,837 sqft
    2022-10-01 46 days 1,872 sqft
    2022-11-01 47 days 1,797 sqft
    2022-12-01 63 days 1,777 sqft
    2023-01-01 77 days 1,771 sqft
    2023-02-01 76 days 1,737 sqft
    2023-03-01 57 days 1,791 sqft
    2023-04-01 42 days 1,800 sqft
    2023-05-01 39 days 1,829 sqft
    2023-06-01 37 days 1,857 sqft
    2023-07-01 38 days 1,851 sqft
    2023-08-01 39 days 1,838 sqft
    2023-09-01 41 days 1,824 sqft
    2023-10-01 43 days 1,824 sqft
    2023-11-01 45 days 1,800 sqft
    2023-12-01 54 days 1,791 sqft
    2024-01-01 70 days 1,747 sqft
    2024-02-01 65 days 1,716 sqft
    2024-03-01 49 days 1,722 sqft
    2024-04-01 42 days 1,764 sqft
    2024-05-01 33 days 1,775 sqft
    2024-06-01 37 days 1,761 sqft
    2024-07-01 41 days 1,802 sqft
    2024-08-01 43 days 1,774 sqft
    2024-09-01 45 days 1,757 sqft
    2024-10-01 49 days 1,782 sqft
    2024-11-01 52 days 1,800 sqft
    2024-12-01 63 days 1,774 sqft
    2025-01-01 69 days 1,754 sqft
    2025-02-01 64 days 1,743 sqft
    2025-03-01 57 days 1,757 sqft
    2025-04-01 42 days 1,798 sqft
    2025-05-01 42 days 1,780 sqft
    Scranton's median listing age (time on market) for 2025-05-01 was 42 days. This is 26% longer than the same period one year ago.

    Scranton's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-05-01 period was 1,780 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,775 sqft.