Home Value Trail

Olyphant borough, PA home price history and building permits

Lackawanna CountyScranton--Wilkes-Barre, PAPennsylvania

  • Price trail: Lackawanna County
  • FHFA annual index 1977 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 Lackawanna County, the county of Olyphant borough. The FHFA annual house price index for Lackawanna County increased by 73.5% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Olyphant borough authorized 23 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 Lackawanna County, the county of Olyphant borough.

+73.5%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Lackawanna County increased by 73.5%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +5.7%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Lackawanna County+73.5%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA+76.4%
Pennsylvania+76.8%
United States+85.0%
Lackawanna County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1977
  • Lackawanna County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

This is the price trail of Lackawanna County, not of Olyphant borough. The annual files of FHFA have no index for a city.

Index values for each year
FHFA annual all-transactions index for Lackawanna County, 1977 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
2025515.78+4.9%
2024491.62+6.7%
2023460.60+8.1%
2022426.16+14.7%
2021371.46+11.0%
2020334.76+3.6%
2019323.15+4.1%
2018310.45+2.7%
2017302.21+0.9%
2016299.61+0.8%
2015297.36−0.1%
2014297.63−0.2%
2013298.17−0.9%
2012300.94−2.6%
2011308.96−1.8%
2010314.51−4.1%
2009327.86−1.9%
2008334.16+0.7%
2007331.70+5.8%
2006313.59+7.4%
2005291.98+8.4%
2004269.43+5.3%
2003255.83+1.7%
2002251.45+2.7%
2001244.93+5.2%
2000232.72+2.3%
1999227.46+2.8%
1998221.23+1.4%
1997218.13+1.7%
1996214.52+5.7%
1995203.00−0.1%
1994203.23−1.8%
1993206.91+2.6%
1992201.76+4.0%
1991193.98+2.0%
1990190.18+5.4%
1989180.52+7.7%
1988167.66+17.6%
1987142.59+14.2%
1986124.89+8.8%
1985114.84+8.2%
1984106.16+11.7%
198395.04+9.7%
198286.65−19.2%
1981107.22+31.0%
198081.83−6.8%
197987.80−9.6%
197897.13−2.9%
1977100.00n/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 Lackawanna 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: Lackawanna 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
Lackawanna County+4.9%+54.1%+73.5%+76.6%+121.6%+5.7%
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 Olyphant borough. The first row is the index of Lackawanna County.

Building permits in Olyphant borough

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Olyphant borough authorized 23 housing units. That is 4.3 units for each 1,000 residents. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 27 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 Olyphant borough, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 2026000
Jul 2026660
Jun 2026660
May 2026000
Apr 2026220
Mar 2026110
Feb 2026000
Jan 2026000
Dec 2025000
Nov 2025000
Oct 2025808
Sep 2025000
Aug 2025000
Jul 2025202
Jun 202512012
May 2025110
Apr 2025660
Mar 2025000
Feb 2025000
Jan 2025110
Dec 2024000
Nov 2024404
Oct 2024110
Sep 2024000
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigureOlyphant boroughLackawanna CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
All units2323925,8481,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit15 (65%)209 (87%)14,633 (57%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units83052034,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units0072817,298
In buildings with 5 or more units0 (0%)0 (0%)9,967 (39%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residents4.31.12.04.1
Change from the 12 months before−14.8%−12.1%+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 Olyphant borough, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
202530822
20241138
2023330
2022440
2021880
2020770
2019990
2018880
2017330
2016220
2015880
201410100
2013371423
2012880
2011660
201020182
200918180
200815150
200726260
200630300
200515150
200416160
200313130
200212120
200115150
200015150
199915114
199816160
199717170
199617170
1995660

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. Olyphant borough, PA home price history and building permits. https://homevaluetrail.com/city/pa/olyphant-borough/. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey; Federal Housing Finance Agency, annual house price index for Lackawanna County. FHFA release of .

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 503500. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Lackawanna County, 1977 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 Olyphant borough?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 15 units are in buildings with one unit. 8 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 27 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 23 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count decreased by 14.8% between the two periods.
How many units is that for each 1,000 residents?
Olyphant borough has 4.3 units for each 1,000 residents. Lackawanna County has 1.1 units for each 1,000 residents. Pennsylvania has 2.0 units for each 1,000 residents.
How many units have permits from 1995?
Permits in Olyphant borough authorized 420 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2013, with 37.