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Pennsylvania in 2003
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2003 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +4.7%, against +4.5% for the United States and +5.6% in 2002.
47,356 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (38,567 single-family), +5.0% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.
Counties in 2003
Ranked by the county index change from 2002 to 2003 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2003; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2003 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia County | +9.5% | 1,754 | 128 | 1.1 |
| Fulton County | +8.9% | 89 | 68 | 6.1 |
| Huntingdon County | +7.9% | 185 | 175 | 4.3 |
| Bucks County | +7.4% | 3,215 | 2,142 | 5.0 |
| Montgomery County | +6.8% | 2,598 | 2,132 | 3.0 |
| Northampton County | +6.3% | 1,947 | 1,620 | 6.0 |
| Wayne County | +6.0% | 468 | 466 | 9.1 |
| Monroe County | +5.9% | 1,724 | 1,679 | 10.3 |
| Delaware County | +5.8% | 1,149 | 759 | 2.0 |
| Chester County | +5.3% | 2,961 | 2,818 | 5.3 |
| Mifflin County | +5.3% | 154 | 154 | 3.3 |
| Pike County | +5.1% | 888 | 886 | 14.1 |
| Lehigh County | +4.9% | 1,424 | 1,383 | 3.7 |
| Carbon County | +4.4% | 420 | 416 | 6.4 |
| Berks County | +4.1% | 1,991 | 1,566 | 4.5 |
| Franklin County | +4.1% | 992 | 786 | 6.2 |
| Greene County | +4.1% | 85 | 85 | 2.5 |
| Lancaster County | +4.0% | 2,690 | 1,955 | 4.8 |
| Susquehanna County | +4.0% | 164 | 162 | 4.3 |
| Bedford County | +3.9% | 172 | 172 | 3.6 |
| Bradford County | +3.9% | 180 | 175 | 3.0 |
| Clearfield County | +3.9% | 225 | 219 | 2.9 |
| Centre County | +3.8% | 1,022 | 742 | 6.5 |
| Dauphin County | +3.7% | 1,262 | 1,002 | 4.3 |
| Adams County | +3.4% | 532 | 522 | 4.9 |
| York County | +3.4% | 3,148 | 2,708 | 6.7 |
| Columbia County | +2.9% | 191 | 178 | 2.9 |
| Cumberland County | +2.9% | 1,378 | 1,177 | 5.0 |
| Butler County | +2.8% | 1,146 | 889 | 5.7 |
| Lebanon County | +2.8% | 744 | 740 | 5.1 |
| Perry County | +2.8% | 191 | 169 | 4.1 |
| Washington County | +2.8% | 998 | 769 | 4.7 |
| Blair County | +2.7% | 362 | 241 | 3.0 |
| Cambria County | +2.7% | 237 | 235 | 1.8 |
| Westmoreland County | +2.7% | 1,100 | 994 | 3.1 |
| Potter County | +2.6% | 101 | 101 | 6.4 |
| Union County | +2.6% | 142 | 142 | 3.4 |
| Allegheny County | +2.5% | 2,451 | 1,924 | 2.0 |
| Lycoming County | +2.5% | 289 | 287 | 2.6 |
| Montour County | +2.5% | 90 | 90 | 5.0 |
| Luzerne County | +2.4% | 935 | 788 | 2.8 |
| Mercer County | +2.4% | 377 | 359 | 3.5 |
| Crawford County | +2.3% | 254 | 252 | 3.1 |
| Tioga County | +2.3% | 160 | 146 | 4.0 |
| Elk County | +2.2% | 55 | 55 | 1.8 |
| Fayette County | +2.2% | 249 | 239 | 2.0 |
| Erie County | +2.1% | 769 | 600 | 2.9 |
| Schuylkill County | +2.1% | 498 | 437 | 3.4 |
| Indiana County | +1.9% | 289 | 194 | 3.5 |
| Jefferson County | +1.8% | 139 | 111 | 3.2 |
| Lackawanna County | +1.7% | 497 | 455 | 2.3 |
| Armstrong County | +1.6% | 157 | 119 | 2.5 |
| Beaver County | +1.6% | 412 | 358 | 2.5 |
| Snyder County | +1.5% | 182 | 170 | 4.6 |
| Clinton County | +1.2% | 159 | 147 | 4.2 |
| Somerset County | +1.2% | 230 | 208 | 3.2 |
| Warren County | +0.9% | 73 | 73 | 2.0 |
| Northumberland County | +0.6% | 261 | 233 | 2.9 |
| Clarion County | +0.2% | 118 | 110 | 3.2 |
| Lawrence County | +0.2% | 201 | 175 | 2.4 |
| Venango County | −1.1% | 130 | 130 | 2.6 |
| Wyoming County | −1.4% | 98 | 98 | 3.8 |
| McKean County | −5.5% | 63 | 63 | 1.6 |
| Juniata County | — | 76 | 76 | 3.2 |
| Sullivan County | — | 59 | 59 | 10.1 |
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.