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Pennsylvania in 1997
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1997 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +1.4%, against +3.8% for the United States and +1.7% in 1996.
39,877 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (32,250 single-family), +5.2% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.
Counties in 1997
Ranked by the county index change from 1996 to 1997 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1997; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1997 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venango County | +11.6% | 92 | 92 | 1.9 |
| Crawford County | +8.4% | 207 | 207 | 2.5 |
| Tioga County | +6.0% | 124 | 124 | 3.1 |
| Armstrong County | +5.1% | 93 | 93 | 1.5 |
| Indiana County | +5.1% | 137 | 137 | 1.7 |
| Mercer County | +5.1% | 309 | 309 | 2.9 |
| Pike County | +4.2% | 390 | 390 | 6.2 |
| Dauphin County | +3.6% | 799 | 799 | 2.7 |
| Centre County | +3.5% | 527 | 527 | 3.3 |
| Adams County | +3.3% | 562 | 562 | 5.2 |
| Cumberland County | +3.3% | 1,042 | 1,042 | 3.8 |
| Schuylkill County | +3.3% | 271 | 271 | 1.9 |
| Fayette County | +3.1% | 310 | 310 | 2.5 |
| Northumberland County | +3.0% | 153 | 153 | 1.7 |
| Washington County | +3.0% | 513 | 513 | 2.4 |
| Wayne County | +2.8% | 255 | 255 | 4.9 |
| Bradford County | +2.7% | 110 | 110 | 1.8 |
| Columbia County | +2.7% | 192 | 192 | 2.9 |
| Lawrence County | +2.7% | 184 | 184 | 2.2 |
| Somerset County | +2.7% | 221 | 221 | 3.1 |
| Beaver County | +2.5% | 338 | 338 | 2.0 |
| Franklin County | +2.5% | 540 | 540 | 3.4 |
| Westmoreland County | +2.3% | 911 | 911 | 2.6 |
| Blair County | +1.9% | 179 | 179 | 1.5 |
| Erie County | +1.8% | 616 | 616 | 2.3 |
| Lebanon County | +1.8% | 465 | 465 | 3.2 |
| Lackawanna County | +1.7% | 401 | 401 | 1.9 |
| Luzerne County | +1.7% | 570 | 570 | 1.7 |
| Allegheny County | +1.6% | 1,563 | 1,563 | 1.3 |
| Butler County | +1.4% | 797 | 797 | 4.0 |
| Lehigh County | +1.4% | 943 | 943 | 2.5 |
| Lycoming County | +1.4% | 251 | 251 | 2.2 |
| Northampton County | +1.4% | 950 | 950 | 2.9 |
| Lancaster County | +1.3% | 1,679 | 1,679 | 3.0 |
| Monroe County | +1.3% | 936 | 936 | 5.6 |
| York County | +1.3% | 1,619 | 1,619 | 3.4 |
| Perry County | +1.2% | 157 | 157 | 3.4 |
| Snyder County | +1.2% | 94 | 94 | 2.4 |
| Bucks County | +1.1% | 2,590 | 2,590 | 4.0 |
| Chester County | +1.0% | 2,420 | 2,420 | 4.3 |
| Cambria County | +0.9% | 158 | 158 | 1.2 |
| Montgomery County | +0.8% | 2,827 | 2,827 | 3.2 |
| Delaware County | +0.7% | 1,078 | 1,078 | 1.9 |
| Philadelphia County | +0.1% | 50 | 50 | 0.0 |
| Mifflin County | 0.0% | 130 | 130 | 2.8 |
| Wyoming County | −0.1% | 126 | 126 | 4.9 |
| Warren County | −0.2% | 87 | 87 | 2.3 |
| Berks County | −0.3% | 1,534 | 1,534 | 3.5 |
| Clinton County | −0.4% | 69 | 69 | 1.8 |
| Montour County | −0.7% | 31 | 31 | 1.7 |
| Union County | −1.7% | 105 | 105 | 2.5 |
| Carbon County | −2.0% | 174 | 174 | 2.6 |
| Clearfield County | −2.7% | 220 | 220 | 2.8 |
| Bedford County | −3.2% | 145 | 145 | 3.1 |
| Huntingdon County | −3.5% | 145 | 145 | 3.4 |
| Clarion County | — | 67 | 67 | 1.8 |
| Elk County | — | 119 | 119 | 4.0 |
| Fulton County | — | 43 | 43 | 3.0 |
| Greene County | — | 61 | 61 | 1.8 |
| Jefferson County | — | 120 | 120 | 2.8 |
| Juniata County | — | 73 | 73 | 3.1 |
| McKean County | — | 88 | 88 | 2.3 |
| Potter County | — | 76 | 76 | 4.8 |
| Sullivan County | — | 43 | 43 | 7.3 |
| Susquehanna County | — | 123 | 123 | 3.2 |
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.