Dauphin County Affordable Housing Trust Fund First-Time Homebuyers Program (FTHB)
Dauphin County Department of Community & Economic Development (Affordable Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board)
Deferred second loan · Income limits
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Dauphin County Department of Community & Economic Development (Affordable Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board)
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Harrisburg Area
First mortgage · New construction · Income limits
FHLBank Pittsburgh (Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh)
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
Assistance grant · Income limits
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 10 yrs · Income limits
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
Mortgage credit certificate · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
First mortgage
Assistance grant · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Shared-appreciation loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
First mortgage · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
What’s local to Paxtonia
There are no programs run by Paxtonia itself. A Paxtonia buyer uses Dauphin County’s programs, plus the statewide and federal ones above — all of which are open to them.
The closest city that runs its own program is York, about 25 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits — worth checking if you’re still choosing where to buy.
HUD puts the 2026 area median income for Dauphin County at $109,300 for a four-person household. 11 of the programs listed here set an income limit as a percentage of that figure, which is why the same program admits a different income in a different county. Published limits for Pennsylvania →
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