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Pennsylvania in 1995
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1995 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +0.9%, against +3.7% for the United States.
36,250 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (32,005 single-family); the national total was 1,332,549.
Counties in 1995
Ranked by the county index change from 1994 to 1995 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1995; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1995 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford County | +28.6% | 152 | 152 | 3.2 |
| Fayette County | +13.6% | 345 | 345 | 2.8 |
| Clearfield County | +11.2% | 195 | 195 | 2.5 |
| Tioga County | +11.0% | 113 | 113 | 2.8 |
| Indiana County | +10.7% | 146 | 146 | 1.8 |
| Blair County | +8.2% | 308 | 308 | 2.6 |
| Montour County | +6.8% | 78 | 78 | 4.4 |
| Mercer County | +5.9% | 357 | 357 | 3.3 |
| Erie County | +5.1% | 638 | 638 | 2.4 |
| Beaver County | +4.9% | 328 | 328 | 2.0 |
| Perry County | +4.7% | 153 | 153 | 3.3 |
| Butler County | +4.6% | 1,002 | 1,002 | 5.0 |
| Northumberland County | +4.4% | 181 | 181 | 2.0 |
| Westmoreland County | +4.3% | 891 | 891 | 2.6 |
| Cumberland County | +3.6% | 801 | 801 | 2.9 |
| Cambria County | +3.4% | 182 | 182 | 1.4 |
| Dauphin County | +3.1% | 699 | 699 | 2.4 |
| Crawford County | +2.9% | 214 | 214 | 2.6 |
| Adams County | +2.8% | 580 | 580 | 5.4 |
| Snyder County | +2.6% | 125 | 125 | 3.2 |
| Lawrence County | +2.5% | 173 | 173 | 2.1 |
| York County | +2.5% | 1,863 | 1,863 | 3.9 |
| Columbia County | +2.2% | 200 | 200 | 3.0 |
| Washington County | +2.1% | 653 | 653 | 3.1 |
| Franklin County | +1.6% | 425 | 425 | 2.6 |
| Huntingdon County | +1.6% | 150 | 150 | 3.5 |
| Centre County | +1.5% | 460 | 460 | 2.9 |
| Lebanon County | +1.5% | 465 | 465 | 3.2 |
| Schuylkill County | +1.5% | 278 | 278 | 1.9 |
| Wayne County | +1.5% | 234 | 234 | 4.5 |
| Lancaster County | +1.2% | 1,656 | 1,656 | 2.9 |
| Armstrong County | +1.0% | 83 | 83 | 1.3 |
| Luzerne County | +1.0% | 557 | 557 | 1.7 |
| Allegheny County | +0.9% | 1,604 | 1,604 | 1.3 |
| Lycoming County | +0.9% | 303 | 303 | 2.7 |
| Union County | +0.6% | 115 | 115 | 2.7 |
| Carbon County | +0.5% | 175 | 175 | 2.7 |
| Bucks County | +0.3% | 2,568 | 2,568 | 4.0 |
| Chester County | +0.3% | 2,152 | 2,152 | 3.9 |
| Lackawanna County | −0.1% | 402 | 402 | 1.9 |
| Montgomery County | −0.3% | 2,440 | 2,440 | 2.8 |
| Northampton County | −0.4% | 896 | 896 | 2.8 |
| Delaware County | −0.5% | 911 | 911 | 1.6 |
| Berks County | −1.5% | 1,358 | 1,358 | 3.1 |
| Mifflin County | −1.6% | 131 | 131 | 2.8 |
| Lehigh County | −1.9% | 962 | 962 | 2.5 |
| Philadelphia County | −1.9% | 262 | 262 | 0.2 |
| Bradford County | −2.3% | 126 | 126 | 2.1 |
| Somerset County | −3.1% | 167 | 167 | 2.3 |
| Monroe County | −4.4% | 1,056 | 1,056 | 6.3 |
| Pike County | −5.2% | 426 | 426 | 6.8 |
| Clinton County | −5.6% | 122 | 122 | 3.2 |
| Venango County | −5.9% | 65 | 65 | 1.3 |
| Wyoming County | −6.4% | 104 | 104 | 4.0 |
| Clarion County | — | 55 | 55 | 1.5 |
| Elk County | — | 102 | 102 | 3.4 |
| Fulton County | — | 27 | 27 | 1.9 |
| Greene County | — | 66 | 66 | 1.9 |
| Jefferson County | — | 102 | 102 | 2.4 |
| Juniata County | — | 92 | 92 | 3.9 |
| McKean County | — | 106 | 106 | 2.7 |
| Potter County | — | 80 | 80 | 5.0 |
| Sullivan County | — | 44 | 44 | 7.5 |
| Susquehanna County | — | 156 | 156 | 4.1 |
| Warren County | — | 89 | 89 | 2.4 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in Pennsylvania by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.