State College USDA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

STATE COLLEGE, PA

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.

State College's 12 lenders originated 41 USDA loans during 2022. The total origination value was $8,445,000, with an average USDA loan value of $205,976.

State College USDA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year USDA mortgages in State College averaged 6.39% for the week of 2023-05-26, compared to the national average (all USDA variants) of 6.63% for the same period.

State College's average USDA mortgage closing costs are $6,326.

The average rate for the prior week (2023-05-19) was 5.83% and one month ago for the week of 2023-04-21, the average rate was 5.94%.

The average rate one year ago was 4.66%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2023-05-26, the average rate was 4.86%.

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State College 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 State College level.

Name # of Loans 2022 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2022 Avg. Closing Costs
Jersey Shore State Bank 8 4.83% $6,858
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 5 4.80% $7,820
Flagstar Bank, FSB 4 3.38% $6,220
Citizens Bank 3 5.83% $8,346
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 4.75% $6,042
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 2 4.58% $6,453
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 1 3.99% $8,859
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 3.00% $10,134
Kish Bank 1 5.00% $5,318
HOMESIDE FINANCIAL, LLC 1 4.00% $8,547
EMM LOANS LLC 1 5.00% $8,915
Northwest Bank 1 4.00% $5,585

The top State College USDA lender as defined by loan originations is Jersey Shore State Bank, with 8 USDA loans originated. Their average total fees are $6,858, which is $962 lower than the next largest lender, Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company.

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

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


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - State College (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 $246,175 (11.9%) $325,621 (9.9%) 0.91 214
2018-02-01 $262,700 (6.4%) $347,418 (11.8%) 0.96 228
2018-03-01 $293,450 (4.8%) $362,319 (8.7%) 1.03 255
2018-04-01 $293,175 (4.7%) $369,634 (12.0%) 0.99 264
2018-05-01 $284,950 (4.7%) $361,919 (12.8%) 0.95 295
2018-06-01 $295,412 (9.6%) $372,985 (15.9%) 0.99 314
2018-07-01 $284,700 (9.8%) $364,588 (19.6%) 0.95 306
2018-08-01 $276,200 (9.5%) $363,625 (19.2%) 0.93 288
2018-09-01 $269,700 (4.8%) $347,213 (9.0%) 0.91 303
2018-10-01 $264,423 (3.8%) $339,977 (6.7%) 0.90 299
2018-11-01 $249,975 (-1.2%) $334,671 (2.4%) 0.85 292
2018-12-01 $239,500 (-0.2%) $316,634 (-2.7%) 0.83 252
2019-01-01 $239,900 (-2.6%) $308,713 (-5.2%) 0.83 209
2019-02-01 $273,225 (4.0%) $321,743 (-7.4%) 0.92 229
2019-03-01 $305,101 (4.0%) $362,151 (-0.1%) 1.02 269
2019-04-01 $331,000 (12.9%) $382,391 (3.5%) 1.05 302
2019-05-01 $321,900 (13.0%) $388,051 (7.2%) 1.01 307
2019-06-01 $319,000 (8.0%) $376,332 (0.9%) 1.00 340
2019-07-01 $304,175 (6.8%) $363,018 (-0.4%) 0.95 353
2019-08-01 $307,900 (11.5%) $362,424 (-0.3%) 0.97 348
2019-09-01 $297,450 (10.3%) $363,160 (4.6%) 0.94 323
2019-10-01 $269,925 (2.1%) $334,978 (-1.5%) 0.87 325
2019-11-01 $270,990 (8.4%) $331,566 (-0.9%) 0.89 294
2019-12-01 $252,500 (5.4%) $317,204 (0.2%) 0.84 247
2020-01-01 $261,000 (8.8%) $324,727 (5.2%) 0.87 209
2020-02-01 $282,000 (3.2%) $354,411 (10.2%) 0.92 213
2020-03-01 $304,674 (-0.1%) $372,478 (2.9%) 0.96 255
2020-04-01 $314,475 (-5.0%) $376,248 (-1.6%) 0.99 261
2020-05-01 $305,000 (-5.3%) $372,614 (-4.0%) 0.93 295
2020-06-01 $329,900 (3.4%) $382,590 (1.7%) 0.97 285
2020-07-01 $328,850 (8.1%) $380,299 (4.8%) 0.95 276
2020-08-01 $319,900 (3.9%) $374,887 (3.4%) 0.92 267
2020-09-01 $307,475 (3.4%) $371,215 (2.2%) 0.88 253
2020-10-01 $313,750 (16.2%) $377,325 (12.6%) 0.90 224
2020-11-01 $325,000 (19.9%) $387,602 (16.9%) 0.95 182
2020-12-01 $314,950 (24.7%) $370,539 (16.8%) 0.94 161
2021-01-01 $299,500 (14.8%) $363,498 (11.9%) 0.89 146
2021-02-01 $317,500 (12.6%) $368,812 (4.1%) 0.92 121
2021-03-01 $322,500 (5.9%) $388,086 (4.2%) 0.92 110
2021-04-01 $287,400 (-8.6%) $381,878 (1.5%) 0.78 118
2021-05-01 $307,000 (0.7%) $385,245 (3.4%) 0.82 139
2021-06-01 $314,975 (-4.5%) $390,788 (2.1%) 0.83 148
2021-07-01 $320,200 (-2.6%) $391,561 (3.0%) 0.84 161
2021-08-01 $302,400 (-5.5%) $379,305 (1.2%) 0.81 167
2021-09-01 $296,490 (-3.6%) $387,762 (4.5%) 0.79 159
2021-10-01 $279,900 (-10.8%) $374,701 (-0.7%) 0.75 161
2021-11-01 $290,750 (-10.5%) $401,470 (3.6%) 0.78 137
2021-12-01 $299,950 (-4.8%) $398,653 (7.6%) 0.81 106
2022-01-01 $291,990 (-2.5%) $427,509 (17.6%) 0.79 89
2022-02-01 $346,250 (9.1%) $487,280 (32.1%) 0.90 79
2022-03-01 $343,500 (6.5%) $466,172 (20.1%) 0.86 97
2022-04-01 $362,500 (26.1%) $465,321 (21.9%) 0.86 111
2022-05-01 $374,500 (22.0%) $444,678 (15.4%) 0.86 130
2022-06-01 $389,000 (23.5%) $432,291 (10.6%) 0.87 141
2022-07-01 $384,000 (19.9%) $435,973 (11.3%) 0.87 161
2022-08-01 $384,700 (27.2%) $445,666 (17.5%) 0.89 163
2022-09-01 $385,775 (30.1%) $443,044 (14.3%) 0.90 162
2022-10-01 $384,700 (37.4%) $447,553 (19.4%) 0.91 156
2022-11-01 $361,973 (24.5%) $432,506 (7.7%) 0.87 148
2022-12-01 $349,900 (16.7%) $425,609 (6.8%) 0.86 116
2023-01-01 $331,000 (13.4%) $418,024 (-2.2%) 0.82 100
2023-02-01 $394,900 (14.1%) $463,353 (-4.9%) 0.95 100
2023-03-01 $421,225 (22.6%) $577,425 (23.9%) 0.99 113
2023-04-01 $429,000 (18.3%) $573,417 (23.2%) 1.00 133
State College's median listing price for 2023-04-01 was $429,000, a difference of $66,500 (18.3%) versus the prior year and $7,775 versus the prior month.

State College's median listing price comes in at 100% of the national average.

State College's average listing price for 2023-04-01 was $573,417, a difference of $108,096 (23.2%) versus the prior year and $-4,008 versus the prior month.

For the 2023-04-01 period, State College had 133 MLS listings, a difference of 20 listings (18%) versus the prior month and 22 listings (20%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - State College (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 87 days 1,800 sqft
2018-02-01 87 days 1,849 sqft
2018-03-01 61 days 2,052 sqft
2018-04-01 51 days 2,028 sqft
2018-05-01 47 days 2,037 sqft
2018-06-01 56 days 2,140 sqft
2018-07-01 69 days 2,061 sqft
2018-08-01 73 days 2,127 sqft
2018-09-01 77 days 2,084 sqft
2018-10-01 81 days 2,019 sqft
2018-11-01 85 days 2,003 sqft
2018-12-01 87 days 1,900 sqft
2019-01-01 84 days 1,913 sqft
2019-02-01 87 days 2,018 sqft
2019-03-01 52 days 2,100 sqft
2019-04-01 45 days 2,226 sqft
2019-05-01 47 days 2,227 sqft
2019-06-01 54 days 2,150 sqft
2019-07-01 59 days 2,103 sqft
2019-08-01 68 days 2,093 sqft
2019-09-01 75 days 2,070 sqft
2019-10-01 75 days 1,966 sqft
2019-11-01 73 days 1,872 sqft
2019-12-01 88 days 1,775 sqft
2020-01-01 86 days 1,784 sqft
2020-02-01 64 days 1,849 sqft
2020-03-01 44 days 1,932 sqft
2020-04-01 62 days 1,944 sqft
2020-05-01 74 days 1,923 sqft
2020-06-01 83 days 2,006 sqft
2020-07-01 72 days 1,966 sqft
2020-08-01 60 days 1,963 sqft
2020-09-01 66 days 2,046 sqft
2020-10-01 78 days 2,084 sqft
2020-11-01 89 days 2,102 sqft
2020-12-01 99 days 2,041 sqft
2021-01-01 72 days 1,953 sqft
2021-02-01 53 days 1,876 sqft
2021-03-01 55 days 1,849 sqft
2021-04-01 41 days 1,715 sqft
2021-05-01 39 days 1,847 sqft
2021-06-01 43 days 1,888 sqft
2021-07-01 43 days 1,844 sqft
2021-08-01 45 days 1,882 sqft
2021-09-01 51 days 1,798 sqft
2021-10-01 52 days 1,795 sqft
2021-11-01 60 days 1,810 sqft
2021-12-01 69 days 1,850 sqft
2022-01-01 78 days 1,925 sqft
2022-02-01 54 days 2,000 sqft
2022-03-01 33 days 1,955 sqft
2022-04-01 34 days 1,925 sqft
2022-05-01 33 days 1,964 sqft
2022-06-01 36 days 1,955 sqft
2022-07-01 37 days 1,945 sqft
2022-08-01 46 days 2,003 sqft
2022-09-01 51 days 1,982 sqft
2022-10-01 53 days 1,990 sqft
2022-11-01 57 days 1,910 sqft
2022-12-01 68 days 1,945 sqft
2023-01-01 77 days 1,865 sqft
2023-02-01 71 days 2,089 sqft
2023-03-01 39 days 2,194 sqft
2023-04-01 33 days 2,257 sqft
State College's median listing age (time on market) for 2023-04-01 was 33 days. This is -3% shorter than the same period one year ago.

State College's median square footage for active listings during the 2023-04-01 period was 2,257 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,925 sqft.