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Pennsylvania in 2007
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2007 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +2.4%, against +0.6% for the United States and +7.8% in 2006.
33,665 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (27,497 single-family), −14.0% on 2006; the national total was 1,398,415.
Counties in 2007
Ranked by the county index change from 2006 to 2007 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2007; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2007 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna County | +9.6% | 116 | 111 | 3.0 |
| Jefferson County | +9.0% | 116 | 97 | 2.7 |
| Montour County | +8.2% | 61 | 61 | 3.4 |
| Wyoming County | +8.2% | 66 | 66 | 2.6 |
| Bedford County | +8.1% | 114 | 114 | 2.4 |
| Mifflin County | +8.1% | 87 | 79 | 1.9 |
| Snyder County | +7.6% | 92 | 92 | 2.3 |
| Potter County | +7.5% | 13 | 13 | 0.8 |
| Carbon County | +7.3% | 470 | 412 | 7.1 |
| Northumberland County | +7.1% | 128 | 128 | 1.4 |
| Warren County | +6.9% | 68 | 48 | 1.8 |
| Bradford County | +6.7% | 122 | 122 | 2.0 |
| Clinton County | +6.6% | 98 | 93 | 2.6 |
| Tioga County | +6.6% | 98 | 98 | 2.4 |
| Lebanon County | +6.0% | 497 | 497 | 3.4 |
| Indiana County | +5.9% | 238 | 162 | 2.9 |
| Lackawanna County | +5.8% | 579 | 549 | 2.7 |
| Venango County | +5.8% | 71 | 71 | 1.4 |
| Dauphin County | +5.5% | 698 | 658 | 2.4 |
| Fayette County | +4.3% | 80 | 67 | 0.7 |
| Adams County | +4.2% | 388 | 384 | 3.6 |
| Cumberland County | +4.2% | 1,446 | 1,287 | 5.2 |
| Luzerne County | +4.1% | 771 | 650 | 2.3 |
| Schuylkill County | +3.9% | 403 | 326 | 2.8 |
| York County | +3.9% | 2,029 | 1,964 | 4.3 |
| Blair County | +3.8% | 294 | 140 | 2.5 |
| Lycoming County | +3.8% | 206 | 197 | 1.8 |
| Perry County | +3.6% | 85 | 85 | 1.8 |
| Berks County | +3.5% | 1,288 | 1,009 | 2.9 |
| Philadelphia County | +3.5% | 1,972 | 591 | 1.3 |
| Lancaster County | +3.4% | 1,731 | 1,386 | 3.1 |
| Greene County | +3.1% | 76 | 76 | 2.2 |
| Lehigh County | +3.1% | 1,048 | 1,025 | 2.7 |
| Union County | +3.1% | 109 | 105 | 2.6 |
| Centre County | +2.9% | 634 | 475 | 4.0 |
| Washington County | +2.6% | 631 | 586 | 3.0 |
| Delaware County | +2.4% | 550 | 454 | 0.9 |
| Columbia County | +2.2% | 180 | 170 | 2.7 |
| Northampton County | +2.2% | 1,013 | 962 | 3.1 |
| Somerset County | +2.0% | 159 | 155 | 2.2 |
| Allegheny County | +1.9% | 1,792 | 1,565 | 1.5 |
| Crawford County | +1.9% | 178 | 154 | 2.2 |
| Franklin County | +1.9% | 1,084 | 673 | 6.7 |
| Chester County | +1.8% | 2,092 | 1,763 | 3.8 |
| Butler County | +1.7% | 1,008 | 681 | 5.0 |
| Clearfield County | +1.7% | 134 | 131 | 1.7 |
| Armstrong County | +1.6% | 103 | 65 | 1.6 |
| Erie County | +1.6% | 810 | 583 | 3.0 |
| Mercer County | +1.6% | 222 | 194 | 2.1 |
| Cambria County | +1.5% | 174 | 158 | 1.3 |
| Montgomery County | +1.5% | 2,323 | 1,599 | 2.6 |
| Monroe County | +1.4% | 964 | 900 | 5.8 |
| Wayne County | +1.2% | 290 | 290 | 5.6 |
| Beaver County | +1.1% | 284 | 237 | 1.7 |
| Fulton County | +0.6% | 57 | 57 | 3.9 |
| Westmoreland County | +0.6% | 782 | 643 | 2.2 |
| Bucks County | +0.5% | 1,359 | 1,072 | 2.1 |
| Pike County | +0.4% | 711 | 709 | 11.3 |
| Huntingdon County | −0.1% | 113 | 113 | 2.6 |
| Lawrence County | −1.1% | 97 | 84 | 1.2 |
| Clarion County | −2.1% | 60 | 58 | 1.6 |
| Elk County | −2.2% | 58 | 58 | 1.9 |
| McKean County | −3.5% | 30 | 30 | 0.8 |
| Juniata County | — | 65 | 65 | 2.8 |
| Sullivan County | — | 45 | 45 | 7.7 |
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.