Home Value Trail

East Hempfield township, PA home price history and building permits

Lancaster CountyLancaster, PAPennsylvania

  • Price trail: Lancaster County
  • FHFA annual index 1975 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 Lancaster County, the county of East Hempfield township. The FHFA annual house price index for Lancaster County increased by 93.3% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in East Hempfield 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 Lancaster County, the county of East Hempfield township.

+93.3%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Lancaster County increased by 93.3%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +6.8%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Lancaster County+93.3%
Lancaster, PA+93.3%
Pennsylvania+76.8%
United States+85.0%
Lancaster County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1975
  • Lancaster County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Lancaster County, not of East Hempfield township. The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city.

Index values for each year
FHFA annual all-transactions index for Lancaster County, 1975 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
20251,045.59+5.0%
2024995.57+6.4%
2023935.41+10.1%
2022849.66+15.8%
2021733.69+11.3%
2020659.34+3.9%
2019634.49+4.0%
2018609.89+5.5%
2017577.97+4.1%
2016555.14+2.6%
2015540.94+2.5%
2014527.52+1.5%
2013519.82+0.5%
2012517.34−2.1%
2011528.69−2.5%
2010542.17−2.6%
2009556.52−2.2%
2008568.77+0.2%
2007567.75+3.4%
2006548.97+9.3%
2005502.31+11.0%
2004452.58+8.6%
2003416.89+4.0%
2002400.78+3.6%
2001386.84+3.9%
2000372.24+2.2%
1999364.09+1.6%
1998358.40+2.4%
1997349.85+1.3%
1996345.31+2.0%
1995338.68+1.2%
1994334.59+0.3%
1993333.66+1.5%
1992328.75+1.7%
1991323.27+3.2%
1990313.28+5.1%
1989298.01+10.2%
1988270.33+11.6%
1987242.26+8.1%
1986224.08+5.2%
1985213.08+4.5%
1984203.97+2.7%
1983198.63+4.6%
1982189.97−1.2%
1981192.23+2.2%
1980188.10−2.1%
1979192.20+33.8%
1978143.64+20.5%
1977119.17+28.2%
197692.96−7.0%
1975100.00n/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 Lancaster 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: Lancaster 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
Lancaster County+5.0%+58.6%+93.3%+108.2%+180.9%+6.8%
Lancaster, PA+5.0%+58.6%+93.3%+108.2%+180.9%+6.8%
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 East Hempfield township. The first row is the index of Lancaster County.

Building permits in East Hempfield township

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in East Hempfield township authorized 43 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 57 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 East Hempfield township, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 2026000
Jul 202617170
Jun 2026110
May 2026000
Apr 2026110
Mar 2026725
Feb 2026220
Jan 2026440
Dec 202510010
Nov 2025110
Oct 2025000
Sep 2025000
Aug 2025770
Jul 2025000
Jun 2025220
May 2025330
Apr 2025330
Mar 2025110
Feb 2025826
Jan 202516214
Dec 2024110
Nov 2024220
Oct 202413112
Sep 2024110
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureEast Hempfield townshipLancaster CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
All units431,14425,8481,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit28 (65%)714 (62%)14,633 (57%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units03252034,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units41972817,298
In buildings with 5 or more units11 (26%)379 (33%)9,967 (39%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a2.02.04.1
Change from the 12 months before−24.6%−33.1%+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 East Hempfield township, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
2025512130
2024612536
20231376968
20221176552
202116012238
20201126349
201969690
2018592336
2017844836
201688826
201540400
2014563224
201371674
201239372
201170700
201043430
200944422
2008826616
200778780
20061341340
20051701700
20041541540
20031551550
20021081080
20011128824
20001758590
199990900
199866660
19971448559
19961131130
199516410460

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. East Hempfield township, PA home price history and building permits. https://homevaluetrail.com/city/pa/east-hempfield-township/. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey; Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for Lancaster County. FHFA release of .

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 189100. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Lancaster County, 1975 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 East Hempfield township?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 28 units are in buildings with one unit. 4 units are in buildings with two to four units. 11 units are in buildings with five or more units.
How does the count compare with the 12 months before?
Permits authorized 57 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 43 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count decreased by 24.6% between the two periods.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in East Hempfield township authorized 3,046 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2000, with 175.