Home Value Trail

Phoenixville borough, PA home price history and building permits

Chester CountyPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDPennsylvania

  • Price trail: Chester 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 Chester County, the county of Phoenixville borough. The FHFA annual house price index for Chester County increased by 77.2% from 2015 to 2025. Building permits in Phoenixville borough authorized 90 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 Chester County, the county of Phoenixville borough.

+77.2%

From 2015 to 2025, the FHFA annual all-transactions index for Chester County increased by 77.2%.

From 2015 to 2025, the average change in each year is +5.9%, compounded.

Same span at each level: 2015 to 2025
AreaChangeBar
Chester County+77.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD+79.6%
Pennsylvania+76.8%
United States+85.0%
Chester County FHFA annual all-transactions index, 100 in 1975
  • Chester County
  • United States, set to the same start
  • Recession (NBER dates)
  • Your span

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

Index values for each year
FHFA annual all-transactions index for Chester County, 1975 to 2025
YearIndexChange from the year before
20251,009.02+4.7%
2024963.66+6.2%
2023907.26+10.2%
2022823.12+13.6%
2021724.80+9.0%
2020664.98+2.9%
2019646.31+3.1%
2018626.97+3.9%
2017603.41+3.4%
2016583.61+2.5%
2015569.52+2.6%
2014554.83+3.2%
2013537.75+1.2%
2012531.13−2.3%
2011543.54−2.6%
2010558.32−3.0%
2009575.38−3.8%
2008597.84−1.8%
2007609.01+1.8%
2006598.44+8.1%
2005553.59+12.9%
2004490.35+12.2%
2003437.02+5.3%
2002414.87+7.4%
2001386.33+6.0%
2000364.39+6.8%
1999341.07+4.1%
1998327.65+2.7%
1997319.03+1.0%
1996315.96+0.9%
1995313.03+0.3%
1994312.05−0.4%
1993313.45+0.1%
1992313.21+0.7%
1991310.89−0.4%
1990312.02+0.5%
1989310.40+5.9%
1988293.18+18.1%
1987248.22+14.9%
1986215.98+10.1%
1985196.09+7.8%
1984181.92+9.0%
1983166.87+6.3%
1982157.02+1.0%
1981155.46+5.6%
1980147.15+14.5%
1979128.50+11.7%
1978114.99+15.0%
197799.96−1.9%
1976101.91+1.9%
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 Chester 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: Chester 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
Chester County+4.7%+51.7%+77.2%+82.3%+176.9%+5.9%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD+4.7%+51.7%+79.6%+73.4%+183.8%+6.0%
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 Phoenixville borough. The first row is the index of Chester County.

Building permits in Phoenixville borough

In the 12 months to August 2026, building permits in Phoenixville borough authorized 90 housing units. That is 4.4 units for each 1,000 residents. In the 12 months before, permits authorized 204 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 Phoenixville borough, by month
MonthAll units1 unit2 or more units
Aug 202612120
Jul 2026110
Jun 2026110
May 2026000
Apr 2026000
Mar 202625250
Feb 2026000
Jan 202615150
Dec 2025440
Nov 2025000
Oct 202517170
Sep 202515312
Aug 20251082
Jul 2025880
Jun 202514140
May 202514140
Apr 202529290
Mar 2025990
Feb 2025440
Jan 202518180
Dec 202414212
Nov 2024000
Oct 202412012
Sep 202472072
Housing units authorized in the 12 months to August 2026, by size of building
FigurePhoenixville boroughChester CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
All units901,33325,8481,418,086
In buildings with 1 unit78 (87%)998 (75%)14,633 (57%)888,241 (63%)
In buildings with 2 units0452034,814
In buildings with 3 or 4 units01772817,298
In buildings with 5 or more units12 (13%)314 (24%)9,967 (39%)477,733 (34%)
Units for each 1,000 residents4.42.42.04.1
Change from the 12 months before−55.9%−13.7%+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 Phoenixville borough, by year
YearAll units1 unit2 or more units
202514212814
20241235118
20231236162
202228533252
202114341102
202024035205
20191248
201837370
201714140
2016770
20151565898
201439390
201338380
2012440
2011660
2010220
200960600
200877770
200714911435
200617014426
200519415836
20042402400
20031053570
2002550
200115150
200010100
199934340
199851510
199733276
1996220
1995770

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

Where the figures come from

Building permits
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, place files through August 2026, permit office 530500. County, state and national figures from the county and state files.
Price trail
FHFA annual house price index for Chester 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 Phoenixville borough?
In the 12 months to August 2026, 78 units are in buildings with one unit. 0 units are in buildings with two to four units. 12 units are in buildings with five or more units.
How does the count compare with the 12 months before?
Permits authorized 204 housing units in the 12 months before. Permits authorized 90 housing units in the 12 months to August 2026. The count decreased by 55.9% between the two periods.
How many units is that for each 1,000 residents?
Phoenixville borough has 4.4 units for each 1,000 residents. Chester County has 2.4 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 Phoenixville borough authorized 2,523 housing units from 1995 to 2025. The year with the most units is 2022, with 285.