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In 2013 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +0.8%, against +3.4% for the United States and −1.7% in 2012.
21,650 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (15,505 single-family), +15.2% on 2012; the national total was 990,822.
+0.8% Pennsylvania index, 2012–2013 US +3.4%
21,650 housing units permitted in 2013 15,505 single-family
38 of 64 counties with a rising index median county +0.3%
990,822 units permitted nationally in 2013
Counties in 2013 Ranked by the county index change from 2012 to 2013 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2013; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2013 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Greene County +6.3% 32 32 0.9 Clinton County +5.2% 31 31 0.8 McKean County +5.2% 17 15 0.4 Union County +4.9% 58 58 1.4 Susquehanna County +4.4% 92 49 2.4 Jefferson County +4.3% 68 68 1.6 Warren County +3.9% 18 18 0.5 Mercer County +3.4% 130 122 1.2 Lycoming County +2.9% 139 123 1.2 Butler County +2.7% 1,320 542 6.6 Allegheny County +2.5% 1,803 1,423 1.5 Bradford County +2.1% 121 121 2.0 Washington County +2.1% 481 418 2.3 Centre County +2.0% 777 428 4.9 Erie County +2.0% 467 258 1.8 Venango County +2.0% 27 27 0.5 Beaver County +1.4% 231 172 1.4 Philadelphia County +1.3% 2,815 632 1.8 Chester County +1.2% 1,290 1,045 2.3 Blair County +1.1% 101 93 0.8 Crawford County +1.1% 39 39 0.5 Westmoreland County +1.1% 449 417 1.3 Juniata County +1.0% 41 41 1.8 Columbia County +0.9% 105 105 1.6 Indiana County +0.9% 234 58 2.8 Lawrence County +0.9% 43 43 0.5 Bucks County +0.7% 954 834 1.5 Clearfield County +0.7% 80 80 1.0 Montgomery County +0.6% 1,164 1,000 1.3 Northumberland County +0.6% 86 80 1.0 Lancaster County +0.5% 1,258 980 2.2 Snyder County +0.5% 48 46 1.2 Perry County +0.3% 69 67 1.5 Berks County +0.2% 500 344 1.1 Cumberland County +0.2% 1,161 875 4.2 Lehigh County +0.2% 534 516 1.4 Delaware County +0.1% 230 227 0.4 Franklin County +0.1% 285 264 1.8 Fayette County −0.1% 222 222 1.8 Somerset County −0.1% 69 69 1.0 Northampton County −0.2% 445 343 1.4 York County −0.3% 928 744 2.0 Adams County −0.4% 200 200 1.9 Armstrong County −0.4% 57 57 0.9 Bedford County −0.6% 60 60 1.3 Montour County −0.6% 26 26 1.5 Dauphin County −0.7% 437 389 1.5 Potter County −0.8% 17 17 1.1 Fulton County −0.9% 20 20 1.4 Lackawanna County −0.9% 233 197 1.1 Luzerne County −0.9% 238 189 0.7 Pike County −0.9% 76 71 1.2 Schuylkill County −0.9% 93 93 0.6 Wyoming County −0.9% 45 43 1.7 Lebanon County −1.0% 448 359 3.1 Mifflin County −1.0% 51 51 1.1 Carbon County −1.5% 93 74 1.4 Cambria County −1.6% 70 70 0.5 Tioga County −1.8% 86 86 2.1 Huntingdon County −2.2% 62 62 1.4 Monroe County −2.2% 164 160 1.0 Wayne County −3.2% 110 110 2.1 Clarion County −3.6% 42 42 1.1 Elk County −4.7% 34 34 1.1 Sullivan County — 21 21 3.6
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Pennsylvania by year 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 1995: 36,250 units (32,005 single-family, 4,245 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 37,895 units (32,439 single-family, 5,456 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 39,877 units (32,250 single-family, 7,627 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 41,616 units (35,085 single-family, 6,531 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 42,662 units (36,562 single-family, 6,100 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 41,076 units (34,501 single-family, 6,575 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 41,403 units (34,803 single-family, 6,600 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 45,114 units (38,683 single-family, 6,431 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 47,356 units (38,567 single-family, 8,789 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 49,665 units (41,496 single-family, 8,169 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 44,525 units (37,268 single-family, 7,257 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 39,128 units (33,121 single-family, 6,007 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 33,665 units (27,497 single-family, 6,168 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 24,577 units (20,238 single-family, 4,339 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 18,275 units (15,341 single-family, 2,934 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 19,740 units (16,886 single-family, 2,854 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 14,967 units (11,790 single-family, 3,177 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 18,796 units (13,432 single-family, 5,364 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 21,650 units (15,505 single-family, 6,145 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 25,059 units (16,371 single-family, 8,688 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 22,854 units (15,420 single-family, 7,434 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 23,303 units (16,457 single-family, 6,846 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 22,584 units (15,703 single-family, 6,881 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 23,325 units (15,335 single-family, 7,990 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 23,539 units (14,878 single-family, 8,661 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 25,706 units (15,846 single-family, 9,860 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 47,894 units (18,764 single-family, 29,130 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 28,149 units (18,150 single-family, 9,999 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 25,320 units (15,912 single-family, 9,408 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 24,810 units (16,348 single-family, 8,462 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 25,709 units (15,812 single-family, 9,897 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Pennsylvania by year
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 .