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Pennsylvania in 2006
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2006 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +7.8%, against +6.6% for the United States and +11.8% in 2005.
39,128 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (33,121 single-family), −12.1% on 2005; the national total was 1,838,903.
Counties in 2006
Ranked by the county index change from 2005 to 2006 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2006; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2006 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | +13.8% | 869 | 779 | 5.4 |
| Fulton County | +12.4% | 75 | 75 | 5.2 |
| Huntingdon County | +12.3% | 119 | 119 | 2.8 |
| Lehigh County | +12.3% | 1,401 | 1,346 | 3.6 |
| Adams County | +12.1% | 541 | 541 | 5.0 |
| York County | +11.9% | 2,903 | 2,467 | 6.1 |
| Monroe County | +10.5% | 1,437 | 1,399 | 8.6 |
| Philadelphia County | +10.5% | 2,164 | 448 | 1.4 |
| Northampton County | +10.4% | 1,632 | 1,469 | 5.0 |
| Wayne County | +10.4% | 423 | 409 | 8.2 |
| Luzerne County | +10.2% | 872 | 768 | 2.6 |
| Bradford County | +9.7% | 104 | 104 | 1.7 |
| Carbon County | +9.7% | 599 | 593 | 9.1 |
| Perry County | +9.6% | 101 | 101 | 2.2 |
| Lancaster County | +9.3% | 1,887 | 1,705 | 3.4 |
| Berks County | +9.1% | 1,173 | 1,063 | 2.7 |
| Schuylkill County | +9.0% | 484 | 411 | 3.3 |
| Somerset County | +8.6% | 114 | 98 | 1.6 |
| Cumberland County | +8.4% | 1,099 | 1,032 | 4.0 |
| Chester County | +8.1% | 2,527 | 2,229 | 4.5 |
| Delaware County | +8.1% | 818 | 761 | 1.4 |
| Bucks County | +8.0% | 1,552 | 1,470 | 2.4 |
| Montour County | +8.0% | 63 | 61 | 3.5 |
| Union County | +8.0% | 122 | 122 | 2.9 |
| Venango County | +8.0% | 96 | 96 | 1.9 |
| Clearfield County | +7.9% | 177 | 161 | 2.3 |
| Lebanon County | +7.7% | 564 | 562 | 3.9 |
| Pike County | +7.7% | 1,005 | 1,005 | 16.0 |
| Lackawanna County | +7.4% | 517 | 487 | 2.4 |
| Columbia County | +7.3% | 177 | 172 | 2.7 |
| Dauphin County | +7.3% | 830 | 753 | 2.8 |
| Bedford County | +7.1% | 108 | 108 | 2.3 |
| Cambria County | +6.8% | 232 | 175 | 1.8 |
| Centre County | +6.7% | 678 | 624 | 4.3 |
| Montgomery County | +6.4% | 2,612 | 1,911 | 3.0 |
| Lycoming County | +6.0% | 300 | 288 | 2.7 |
| Elk County | +5.7% | 72 | 48 | 2.4 |
| Indiana County | +5.7% | 241 | 193 | 2.9 |
| Blair County | +5.6% | 193 | 188 | 1.6 |
| Fayette County | +5.2% | 103 | 81 | 0.8 |
| Wyoming County | +4.7% | 85 | 85 | 3.3 |
| Greene County | +4.5% | 73 | 73 | 2.2 |
| Northumberland County | +4.5% | 166 | 162 | 1.8 |
| Clarion County | +4.1% | 79 | 79 | 2.2 |
| Tioga County | +3.6% | 111 | 106 | 2.7 |
| Westmoreland County | +3.1% | 926 | 836 | 2.7 |
| Armstrong County | +3.0% | 137 | 85 | 2.2 |
| Butler County | +3.0% | 1,357 | 699 | 6.8 |
| Erie County | +3.0% | 700 | 604 | 2.6 |
| Crawford County | +2.9% | 192 | 147 | 2.3 |
| McKean County | +2.9% | 51 | 51 | 1.3 |
| Washington County | +2.8% | 730 | 672 | 3.5 |
| Lawrence County | +2.7% | 119 | 119 | 1.4 |
| Mercer County | +2.6% | 250 | 219 | 2.3 |
| Susquehanna County | +2.3% | 113 | 113 | 3.0 |
| Allegheny County | +2.2% | 2,096 | 1,738 | 1.7 |
| Beaver County | +2.2% | 284 | 256 | 1.7 |
| Clinton County | +1.5% | 105 | 105 | 2.8 |
| Jefferson County | +1.2% | 100 | 97 | 2.3 |
| Snyder County | +1.2% | 130 | 128 | 3.3 |
| Warren County | +0.3% | 78 | 63 | 2.1 |
| Mifflin County | −0.3% | 75 | 75 | 1.6 |
| Potter County | −1.9% | 47 | 47 | 3.0 |
| Juniata County | — | 84 | 84 | 3.6 |
| Sullivan County | — | 48 | 48 | 8.2 |
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.