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Pennsylvania in 1998
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +2.8%, against +3.7% for the United States and +1.4% in 1997.
41,616 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (35,085 single-family), +4.4% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.
Counties in 1998
Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1998 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford County | +12.6% | 176 | 176 | 3.7 |
| Wyoming County | +9.9% | 99 | 99 | 3.8 |
| Huntingdon County | +7.7% | 173 | 173 | 4.0 |
| Clinton County | +7.6% | 93 | 93 | 2.5 |
| Mercer County | +7.3% | 321 | 321 | 3.0 |
| Fayette County | +7.1% | 322 | 322 | 2.6 |
| Carbon County | +6.4% | 200 | 200 | 3.0 |
| Blair County | +6.0% | 259 | 259 | 2.2 |
| Indiana County | +5.9% | 163 | 163 | 2.0 |
| Warren County | +5.8% | 89 | 89 | 2.4 |
| Snyder County | +5.4% | 117 | 117 | 3.0 |
| Perry County | +5.3% | 175 | 175 | 3.7 |
| Crawford County | +5.2% | 275 | 275 | 3.4 |
| Clearfield County | +5.1% | 187 | 187 | 2.4 |
| Pike County | +5.1% | 379 | 379 | 6.0 |
| Luzerne County | +4.9% | 579 | 579 | 1.7 |
| Union County | +4.9% | 122 | 122 | 2.9 |
| Venango County | +4.6% | 131 | 131 | 2.7 |
| Beaver County | +4.4% | 413 | 413 | 2.5 |
| Allegheny County | +4.0% | 1,632 | 1,632 | 1.3 |
| Lawrence County | +3.9% | 220 | 220 | 2.6 |
| Westmoreland County | +3.7% | 926 | 926 | 2.7 |
| Franklin County | +3.6% | 547 | 547 | 3.4 |
| Erie County | +3.5% | 559 | 559 | 2.1 |
| Washington County | +3.3% | 545 | 545 | 2.6 |
| Schuylkill County | +3.2% | 269 | 269 | 1.9 |
| Butler County | +3.1% | 986 | 986 | 4.9 |
| Monroe County | +3.1% | 1,130 | 1,130 | 6.8 |
| Armstrong County | +3.0% | 125 | 125 | 2.0 |
| Centre County | +3.0% | 599 | 599 | 3.8 |
| Bucks County | +2.9% | 2,667 | 2,667 | 4.1 |
| Cambria County | +2.9% | 201 | 201 | 1.6 |
| Lebanon County | +2.9% | 500 | 500 | 3.4 |
| York County | +2.9% | 1,849 | 1,849 | 3.9 |
| Adams County | +2.7% | 572 | 572 | 5.3 |
| Chester County | +2.7% | 2,905 | 2,905 | 5.2 |
| Cumberland County | +2.6% | 1,065 | 1,065 | 3.8 |
| Dauphin County | +2.6% | 754 | 754 | 2.6 |
| Mifflin County | +2.6% | 128 | 128 | 2.8 |
| Northumberland County | +2.6% | 171 | 171 | 1.9 |
| Philadelphia County | +2.5% | 40 | 40 | 0.0 |
| Wayne County | +2.5% | 258 | 258 | 5.0 |
| Lancaster County | +2.4% | 1,915 | 1,915 | 3.4 |
| Columbia County | +2.1% | 173 | 173 | 2.6 |
| Lehigh County | +2.1% | 1,174 | 1,174 | 3.1 |
| Montgomery County | +2.1% | 3,179 | 3,179 | 3.6 |
| Northampton County | +2.0% | 981 | 981 | 3.0 |
| Delaware County | +1.8% | 1,092 | 1,092 | 1.9 |
| Lycoming County | +1.8% | 263 | 263 | 2.3 |
| Berks County | +1.6% | 1,576 | 1,576 | 3.6 |
| Lackawanna County | +1.4% | 366 | 366 | 1.7 |
| Montour County | +1.3% | 51 | 51 | 2.9 |
| Somerset County | −0.7% | 193 | 193 | 2.7 |
| Tioga County | −1.2% | 150 | 150 | 3.7 |
| Bradford County | −2.5% | 130 | 130 | 2.2 |
| Clarion County | — | 97 | 97 | 2.6 |
| Elk County | — | 88 | 88 | 2.9 |
| Fulton County | — | 43 | 43 | 3.0 |
| Greene County | — | 67 | 67 | 2.0 |
| Jefferson County | — | 119 | 119 | 2.8 |
| Juniata County | — | 85 | 85 | 3.6 |
| McKean County | — | 90 | 90 | 2.3 |
| Potter County | — | 80 | 80 | 5.0 |
| Sullivan County | — | 48 | 48 | 8.2 |
| Susquehanna County | — | 156 | 156 | 4.1 |
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.