Home Value Trail

Butler township (Luzerne County), PA home price history and building permits

Luzerne CountyScranton--Wilkes-Barre, PAPennsylvania

  • Price trail: Luzerne County
  • FHFA annual index 1976 to 2025
  • Developmental index
  • Permits through

The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city. The line on this page is the index of Luzerne County, the county of Butler township. The FHFA annual house price index for Luzerne County increased by 81.2% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Butler township authorized 43 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026.

2015

The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city. These figures are for the index of Luzerne County, the county of Butler township (Luzerne County).

+81.2%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Luzerne County increased by 81.2%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +6.1%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Luzerne County+81.2%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA+76.4%
Pennsylvania+76.8%
United States+85.0%
Luzerne County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1976
  • Luzerne County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Luzerne County, not of Butler township (Luzerne County). The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city.

Index values for each year
FHFA annual all-transactions index for Luzerne County, 1976 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
2025582.45+5.5%
2024551.87+9.9%
2023502.18+6.0%
2022473.90+17.5%
2021403.37+11.3%
2020362.38+3.1%
2019351.57+3.6%
2018339.38+2.8%
2017329.98+2.5%
2016321.96+0.2%
2015321.47+0.8%
2014319.06−0.8%
2013321.79−0.9%
2012324.67−1.1%
2011328.22−2.2%
2010335.70−2.2%
2009343.23−3.1%
2008354.09+0.3%
2007352.92+4.1%
2006338.94+10.2%
2005307.52+6.3%
2004289.18+3.6%
2003279.22+2.4%
2002272.75+3.2%
2001264.35+6.0%
2000249.34+0.1%
1999249.18−0.8%
1998251.13+4.9%
1997239.38+1.7%
1996235.33+2.7%
1995229.08+1.0%
1994226.92−0.1%
1993227.13+2.8%
1992220.91+3.0%
1991214.52+5.0%
1990204.39+6.4%
1989192.08+13.1%
1988169.79+11.2%
1987152.71+11.4%
1986137.10+9.4%
1985125.36+10.0%
1984113.95+9.4%
1983104.19−5.8%
1982110.57+6.1%
1981104.23+6.6%
198097.74−3.1%
1979100.89+16.4%
197886.65+12.7%
197776.89−23.1%
1976100.00n/a

Each figure is the change of the FHFA annual all-transactions index, from the year that you pick to 2025. It is a change for the area. It is not the change in the value of your home, and it does not use the price that you paid.

The average for each year is a compounded annual change. The guide to values explains more.

When using the FHFA House Price Calculator, please note that it does not project the actual value of any particular house.

FHFA, about its own House Price Calculator: Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index Datasets, HPI Calculator, copied on . The calculator of FHFA uses quarterly figures. For the states and the 100 largest metro areas it uses the purchase-only index. Its figures can differ from the figures here.

Since the last FHFA release

No recorded FHFA release changed a figure of Luzerne County. The record of releases starts with the next FHFA release. FHFA releases recorded by this site

Same span, every level

Change in the FHFA annual index to 2025: Luzerne County and the areas above it
Area1 year2024 to 20255 years2020 to 202510 years2015 to 202520 years2005 to 2025Since 20002000 to 2025Each yearaverage of 10 years
Luzerne County+5.5%+60.7%+81.2%+89.4%+133.6%+6.1%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA+5.3%+57.3%+76.4%+83.3%+127.9%+5.8%
Pennsylvania+4.7%+48.0%+76.8%+83.6%+164.2%+5.9%
United States+2.8%+47.0%+85.0%+79.1%+158.3%+6.3%

The annual files of FHFA have no index for Butler township (Luzerne County). The first row is the index of Luzerne County.

Building permits in Butler township (Luzerne County)

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Butler township (Luzerne County) authorized 43 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 47 units.

Housing units authorized by month, latest 24 months
  • Units in buildings with 1 unit
  • Units in buildings with 2 or more units
Units for each month
Housing units authorized by building permits in Butler township (Luzerne County), by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 2026330
Jul 2026440
Jun 2026440
May 2026440
Apr 2026440
Mar 2026440
Feb 2026220
Jan 2026330
Dec 2025440
Nov 2025330
Oct 2025440
Sep 2025440
Aug 2025330
Jul 2025440
Jun 2025440
May 2025440
Apr 2025440
Mar 2025550
Feb 2025440
Jan 2025330
Dec 2024330
Nov 2024440
Oct 2024550
Sep 2024440
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureButler township (Luzerne County)Luzerne CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
All units4331025,8481,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit43 (100%)275 (89%)14,633 (57%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units0652034,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units0472817,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)25 (8%)9,967 (39%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a0.92.04.1
Change from the 12 months before−8.5%+1.3%+3.5%−0.1%
Housing units authorized by year, 1995 to 2025
  • Units in buildings with 1 unit
  • Units in buildings with 2 or more units
Units for each year
Housing units authorized by building permits in Butler township (Luzerne County), by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
202546460
202445450
202344440
202243430
202185850
202074740
201972720
201874740
201748480
201650500
201528280
201437370
201333267
201255514
201126260
201042420
200953530
200838380
20071191136
200615214012
200517315914
200416415113
200316912049
200219711582
200173658
200076760
199967670
199858580
199755550
199652520
199553530

A permit authorizes construction. It does not show that the work started or that it is complete. For a place that does not report each month, the Census Bureau imputes the monthly figures.

Agency pages

  • Building Permits SurveyUS Census BureauThe survey of housing units that building permits authorize.
  • FHFA House Price IndexFederal Housing Finance AgencyThe index page of FHFA: data, tools and the release dates.
  • FHFA HPI CalculatorFederal Housing Finance AgencyThe calculator of FHFA. It works by quarter, for a state or a metro area.

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Cite this page

Home Value Trail. Butler township (Luzerne County), PA home price history and building permits. https://homevaluetrail.com/city/pa/butler-township-luzerne/. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey; Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for Luzerne County. FHFA release of .

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 084100. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Luzerne County, 1976 to 2025. Release of March 31, 2026.
County of the place
The county code of the Building Permits Survey row, and the Census Bureau 2020 place by county file.
Residents
US Census Bureau, population estimates for 2025.

All files are works of the US government, in the public domain. To report an error, see Corrections.

Questions

What kinds of buildings have permits in Butler township?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 43 units are in buildings with one unit. 0 units are in buildings with two to four units. 0 units are in buildings with five or more units.
How does the count compare with the 12 months before?
Permits authorized 47 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 43 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count decreased by 8.5% between the two periods.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Butler township authorized 2,301 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2002, with 197.