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Pennsylvania in 2008
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2008 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed −0.9%, against −4.5% for the United States and +2.4% in 2007.
24,577 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (20,238 single-family), −27.0% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.
Counties in 2008
Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2008 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKean County | +8.2% | 26 | 26 | 0.7 |
| Clarion County | +5.5% | 26 | 26 | 0.7 |
| Union County | +4.6% | 75 | 75 | 1.8 |
| Snyder County | +4.2% | 86 | 86 | 2.2 |
| Columbia County | +3.9% | 136 | 134 | 2.1 |
| Bedford County | +3.6% | 108 | 104 | 2.3 |
| Potter County | +3.6% | 22 | 22 | 1.4 |
| Blair County | +3.2% | 195 | 179 | 1.6 |
| Northumberland County | +3.0% | 145 | 143 | 1.6 |
| Perry County | +2.6% | 98 | 98 | 2.1 |
| Armstrong County | +2.4% | 46 | 46 | 0.7 |
| Centre County | +2.4% | 456 | 375 | 2.9 |
| Wayne County | +2.1% | 205 | 203 | 4.0 |
| Clearfield County | +2.0% | 89 | 87 | 1.1 |
| Somerset County | +2.0% | 206 | 123 | 2.9 |
| Cambria County | +1.7% | 264 | 115 | 2.0 |
| Tioga County | +1.7% | 80 | 80 | 2.0 |
| Cumberland County | +1.5% | 1,208 | 906 | 4.4 |
| Allegheny County | +1.2% | 1,461 | 1,285 | 1.2 |
| Butler County | +1.1% | 599 | 487 | 3.0 |
| Dauphin County | +1.1% | 558 | 468 | 1.9 |
| Mifflin County | +1.1% | 61 | 61 | 1.3 |
| Westmoreland County | +1.1% | 640 | 579 | 1.8 |
| Crawford County | +1.0% | 106 | 91 | 1.3 |
| Fayette County | +1.0% | 313 | 304 | 2.5 |
| Montour County | +1.0% | 41 | 39 | 2.3 |
| Greene County | +0.9% | 66 | 56 | 1.9 |
| Clinton County | +0.8% | 61 | 61 | 1.6 |
| Washington County | +0.8% | 539 | 517 | 2.6 |
| Bradford County | +0.7% | 92 | 92 | 1.5 |
| Lackawanna County | +0.7% | 288 | 279 | 1.3 |
| Lebanon County | +0.4% | 396 | 396 | 2.7 |
| Lycoming County | +0.4% | 194 | 122 | 1.7 |
| Erie County | +0.3% | 418 | 251 | 1.6 |
| Lawrence County | +0.3% | 105 | 89 | 1.3 |
| Luzerne County | +0.3% | 357 | 325 | 1.1 |
| Huntingdon County | +0.2% | 112 | 110 | 2.6 |
| Lancaster County | +0.2% | 1,484 | 1,170 | 2.6 |
| Schuylkill County | +0.2% | 318 | 230 | 2.2 |
| Susquehanna County | +0.2% | 91 | 91 | 2.4 |
| Philadelphia County | −0.1% | 1,701 | 545 | 1.1 |
| Beaver County | −0.4% | 176 | 165 | 1.1 |
| Wyoming County | −0.4% | 55 | 53 | 2.1 |
| Mercer County | −0.6% | 133 | 106 | 1.2 |
| Adams County | −0.7% | 278 | 278 | 2.6 |
| Elk County | −1.0% | 70 | 44 | 2.3 |
| Berks County | −1.2% | 659 | 614 | 1.5 |
| Indiana County | −1.5% | 93 | 75 | 1.1 |
| Delaware County | −1.6% | 492 | 428 | 0.8 |
| York County | −1.6% | 1,400 | 1,320 | 3.0 |
| Chester County | −1.8% | 1,658 | 1,427 | 3.0 |
| Fulton County | −1.8% | 47 | 47 | 3.2 |
| Carbon County | −2.1% | 174 | 174 | 2.6 |
| Montgomery County | −2.1% | 1,334 | 1,274 | 1.5 |
| Bucks County | −2.2% | 1,110 | 848 | 1.7 |
| Venango County | −2.2% | 61 | 61 | 1.2 |
| Warren County | −2.5% | 36 | 36 | 1.0 |
| Franklin County | −2.8% | 761 | 564 | 4.7 |
| Lehigh County | −2.8% | 767 | 738 | 2.0 |
| Northampton County | −3.6% | 607 | 460 | 1.9 |
| Jefferson County | −4.0% | 122 | 82 | 2.8 |
| Monroe County | −4.3% | 543 | 462 | 3.2 |
| Pike County | −5.1% | 416 | 411 | 6.6 |
| Juniata County | — | 75 | 57 | 3.2 |
| Sullivan County | — | 21 | 21 | 3.6 |
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.