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Pennsylvania in 1999
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1999 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +2.4%, against +4.3% for the United States and +2.8% in 1998.
42,662 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (36,562 single-family), +2.5% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.
Counties in 1999
Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1999 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKean County | +8.0% | 67 | 67 | 1.7 |
| Bedford County | +5.4% | 202 | 202 | 4.3 |
| Cambria County | +4.8% | 214 | 214 | 1.7 |
| Lawrence County | +4.3% | 244 | 229 | 2.9 |
| Bucks County | +4.1% | 2,904 | 2,708 | 4.5 |
| Chester County | +4.1% | 3,308 | 3,090 | 5.9 |
| Bradford County | +3.6% | 158 | 158 | 2.7 |
| Philadelphia County | +3.4% | 367 | 97 | 0.2 |
| Armstrong County | +3.3% | 133 | 91 | 2.1 |
| Beaver County | +3.2% | 432 | 384 | 2.6 |
| Blair County | +2.9% | 261 | 233 | 2.2 |
| Montgomery County | +2.9% | 3,675 | 2,922 | 4.2 |
| Lackawanna County | +2.8% | 420 | 361 | 1.9 |
| Delaware County | +2.7% | 1,108 | 879 | 1.9 |
| Franklin County | +2.6% | 680 | 564 | 4.2 |
| Washington County | +2.5% | 750 | 622 | 3.6 |
| Westmoreland County | +2.5% | 1,156 | 985 | 3.3 |
| Venango County | +2.4% | 101 | 97 | 2.0 |
| Adams County | +2.3% | 712 | 618 | 6.6 |
| Allegheny County | +2.2% | 3,215 | 1,853 | 2.6 |
| Butler County | +2.2% | 1,053 | 958 | 5.3 |
| Lebanon County | +2.1% | 591 | 583 | 4.0 |
| Mercer County | +1.9% | 351 | 344 | 3.3 |
| Erie County | +1.8% | 775 | 660 | 2.9 |
| Huntingdon County | +1.7% | 177 | 175 | 4.1 |
| Lycoming County | +1.7% | 297 | 269 | 2.6 |
| Centre County | +1.6% | 837 | 647 | 5.3 |
| Lancaster County | +1.6% | 2,273 | 1,986 | 4.0 |
| Cumberland County | +1.4% | 1,244 | 1,237 | 4.5 |
| York County | +1.4% | 2,228 | 1,964 | 4.7 |
| Northampton County | +1.3% | 1,233 | 1,112 | 3.8 |
| Lehigh County | +1.2% | 1,690 | 1,343 | 4.4 |
| Tioga County | +1.2% | 148 | 148 | 3.7 |
| Wyoming County | +1.1% | 105 | 101 | 4.1 |
| Dauphin County | +1.0% | 1,172 | 800 | 4.0 |
| Clearfield County | +0.9% | 190 | 190 | 2.4 |
| Pike County | +0.9% | 433 | 433 | 6.9 |
| Union County | +0.9% | 162 | 162 | 3.8 |
| Clinton County | +0.8% | 155 | 134 | 4.1 |
| Fayette County | +0.6% | 340 | 327 | 2.8 |
| Montour County | +0.4% | 80 | 72 | 4.5 |
| Schuylkill County | +0.4% | 388 | 327 | 2.7 |
| Wayne County | +0.4% | 260 | 260 | 5.0 |
| Berks County | +0.1% | 1,789 | 1,561 | 4.1 |
| Carbon County | +0.1% | 191 | 191 | 2.9 |
| Crawford County | 0.0% | 212 | 212 | 2.6 |
| Monroe County | −0.1% | 1,374 | 1,367 | 8.2 |
| Columbia County | −0.2% | 184 | 178 | 2.8 |
| Snyder County | −0.3% | 107 | 107 | 2.7 |
| Mifflin County | −0.4% | 119 | 119 | 2.6 |
| Warren County | −0.4% | 73 | 73 | 2.0 |
| Somerset County | −0.5% | 229 | 217 | 3.2 |
| Indiana County | −0.7% | 189 | 135 | 2.3 |
| Luzerne County | −0.8% | 622 | 569 | 1.9 |
| Perry County | −0.8% | 179 | 173 | 3.8 |
| Northumberland County | −2.6% | 178 | 173 | 2.0 |
| Clarion County | −3.1% | 113 | 96 | 3.1 |
| Elk County | −3.7% | 134 | 105 | 4.5 |
| Fulton County | — | 45 | 45 | 3.1 |
| Greene County | — | 76 | 76 | 2.2 |
| Jefferson County | — | 139 | 139 | 3.2 |
| Juniata County | — | 79 | 79 | 3.4 |
| Potter County | — | 94 | 94 | 5.9 |
| Sullivan County | — | 41 | 41 | 7.0 |
| Susquehanna County | — | 160 | 160 | 4.2 |
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.