Home Value Trail

Monroe township (Cumberland County), PA home price history and building permits

Cumberland CountyHarrisburg-Carlisle, PAPennsylvania

  • Price trail: Cumberland 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 Cumberland County, the county of Monroe township. The FHFA annual house price index for Cumberland County increased by 72.7% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Monroe township authorized 12 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 Cumberland County, the county of Monroe township (Cumberland County).

+72.7%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Cumberland County increased by 72.7%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +5.6%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Cumberland County+72.7%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA+75.2%
Pennsylvania+76.8%
United States+85.0%
Cumberland County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1975
  • Cumberland County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

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

Index values for each year
FHFA annual all-transactions index for Cumberland County, 1975 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
2025802.75+3.9%
2024772.52+6.3%
2023726.47+8.2%
2022671.69+14.8%
2021585.18+9.3%
2020535.25+3.2%
2019518.44+2.7%
2018504.63+4.0%
2017485.12+2.1%
2016475.05+2.2%
2015464.88+1.3%
2014458.99+0.5%
2013456.62+0.2%
2012455.62−1.2%
2011461.09−1.3%
2010467.20−2.0%
2009476.57−2.0%
2008486.24+1.5%
2007479.08+4.2%
2006459.64+8.4%
2005424.15+9.1%
2004388.82+6.9%
2003363.88+2.9%
2002353.50+3.2%
2001342.49+4.2%
2000328.84+2.5%
1999320.90+1.4%
1998316.46+2.6%
1997308.55+3.3%
1996298.75+1.7%
1995293.77+3.6%
1994283.66+3.2%
1993274.86+2.4%
1992268.31+3.0%
1991260.59+2.2%
1990254.96+3.9%
1989245.29+5.3%
1988232.84+7.0%
1987217.56+6.7%
1986203.92+5.3%
1985193.68+6.1%
1984182.57+3.5%
1983176.33−0.2%
1982176.76+13.0%
1981156.36−3.1%
1980161.32+7.4%
1979150.17+18.2%
1978127.06+9.7%
1977115.79+6.6%
1976108.63+8.6%
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 Cumberland 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: Cumberland 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
Cumberland County+3.9%+50.0%+72.7%+89.3%+144.1%+5.6%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA+4.6%+51.5%+75.2%+90.1%+144.0%+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 Monroe township (Cumberland County). The first row is the index of Cumberland County.

Building permits in Monroe township (Cumberland County)

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Monroe township (Cumberland County) authorized 12 housing units. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 16 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 Monroe township (Cumberland County), by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 2026110
Jul 2026000
Jun 2026110
May 2026110
Apr 2026110
Mar 2026000
Feb 2026110
Jan 2026000
Dec 2025110
Nov 2025220
Oct 2025220
Sep 2025220
Aug 2025110
Jul 2025110
Jun 2025110
May 2025110
Apr 2025220
Mar 2025110
Feb 2025110
Jan 2025000
Dec 2024000
Nov 2024220
Oct 2024550
Sep 2024110
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureMonroe township (Cumberland County)Cumberland CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
All units1294625,8481,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit12 (100%)646 (68%)14,633 (57%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units02652034,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units0872817,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)266 (28%)9,967 (39%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residentsn/a3.42.04.1
Change from the 12 months before−25.0%+20.8%+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 Monroe township (Cumberland County), by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
202515150
202415150
202332266
202245450
202134340
202059527
201949418
201826260
201727270
201616160
201517170
201423230
201318135
201220146
2011770
201022166
200912120
200818180
200716160
200621210
200527270
200421210
200328280
200223230
200125250
200029290
199929290
199811110
199722220
1996990
199513130

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. Monroe township (Cumberland County), PA home price history and building permits. https://homevaluetrail.com/city/pa/monroe-township-cumberland/. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey; Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for Cumberland County. FHFA release of .

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 442000. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Cumberland 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 Monroe township?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 12 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 16 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 12 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count decreased by 25.0% between the two periods.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Monroe township authorized 729 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2020, with 59.