Pennsylvania in 2014

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2014 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +1.9%, against +6.2% for the United States and +0.8% in 2013.

25,059 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (16,371 single-family), +15.7% on 2013; the national total was 1,046,363.

+1.9%Pennsylvania index, 2013–2014US +6.2%

25,059housing units permitted in 201416,371 single-family

40 of 64counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.1%

1,046,363units permitted nationally in 2014

Counties in 2014

Ranked by the county index change from 2013 to 2014 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2014; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2014	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Jefferson County	+12.3%	74	74	1.7
Fulton County	+11.5%	26	26	1.8
Elk County	+9.9%	55	35	1.8
Warren County	+8.3%	19	19	0.5
Potter County	+7.3%	10	10	0.6
Washington County	+4.3%	453	426	2.1
Allegheny County	+4.1%	2,343	1,352	1.9
Huntingdon County	+4.0%	65	65	1.5
Fayette County	+3.6%	193	193	1.6
Butler County	+3.4%	624	564	3.1
Venango County	+3.4%	41	41	0.8
Mifflin County	+3.3%	56	56	1.2
Chester County	+3.2%	1,459	802	2.6
Montour County	+3.0%	34	28	1.9
Philadelphia County	+2.8%	3,973	756	2.5
Beaver County	+2.7%	141	131	0.8
Snyder County	+2.7%	51	49	1.3
Greene County	+2.4%	66	60	1.9
Montgomery County	+2.3%	1,752	892	2.0
Westmoreland County	+2.1%	391	371	1.1
Armstrong County	+1.9%	45	45	0.7
Juniata County	+1.9%	34	34	1.5
Lehigh County	+1.9%	773	449	2.0
Bucks County	+1.7%	778	751	1.2
Northumberland County	+1.7%	68	66	0.8
Lebanon County	+1.6%	348	285	2.4
Lancaster County	+1.5%	1,109	970	2.0
Northampton County	+1.5%	714	364	2.2
York County	+1.5%	816	720	1.7
Berks County	+1.1%	458	322	1.0
Delaware County	+1.1%	435	363	0.7
Franklin County	+1.1%	356	251	2.2
Lycoming County	+1.1%	214	107	1.9
Cambria County	+0.8%	61	59	0.5
Centre County	+0.8%	511	365	3.2
Cumberland County	+0.5%	879	776	3.2
Indiana County	+0.4%	54	54	0.7
Columbia County	+0.3%	79	79	1.2
Mercer County	+0.3%	90	78	0.8
Wyoming County	+0.1%	40	36	1.6
Carbon County	0.0%	70	70	1.1
Erie County	0.0%	321	166	1.2
Schuylkill County	−0.1%	134	134	0.9
Blair County	−0.2%	100	88	0.8
Clinton County	−0.2%	38	38	1.0
Lackawanna County	−0.2%	2,009	1,869	9.3
Adams County	−0.6%	272	222	2.5
Perry County	−0.6%	72	72	1.5
Somerset County	−0.6%	57	55	0.8
Dauphin County	−0.8%	651	353	2.2
Luzerne County	−0.8%	252	208	0.8
Crawford County	−1.1%	73	63	0.9
McKean County	−1.2%	28	26	0.7
Monroe County	−1.2%	153	153	0.9
Lawrence County	−1.3%	41	41	0.5
Union County	−1.7%	57	57	1.3
Bradford County	−2.0%	77	77	1.3
Pike County	−2.0%	85	85	1.4
Clearfield County	−2.3%	126	88	1.6
Wayne County	−2.3%	110	110	2.1
Bedford County	−3.3%	66	66	1.4
Clarion County	−3.4%	422	49	11.5
Tioga County	−3.4%	79	79	2.0
Susquehanna County	−4.1%	57	57	1.5
Sullivan County	—	17	17	2.9

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.