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In 2016 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +2.5%, against +5.3% for the United States and +2.3% in 2015.
23,303 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (16,457 single-family), +2.0% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.
+2.5% Pennsylvania index, 2015–2016 US +5.3%
23,303 housing units permitted in 2016 16,457 single-family
53 of 64 counties with a rising index median county +1.9%
1,206,642 units permitted nationally in 2016
Counties in 2016 Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2016 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 McKean County +11.7% 24 24 0.6 Potter County +9.2% 12 12 0.8 Greene County +6.4% 36 30 1.1 Clarion County +6.0% 31 31 0.8 Philadelphia County +4.8% 3,175 904 2.0 Fulton County +4.4% 16 16 1.1 Allegheny County +4.3% 2,325 1,320 1.9 Armstrong County +4.3% 61 61 1.0 Carbon County +3.9% 54 54 0.8 Centre County +3.8% 393 326 2.5 Schuylkill County +3.7% 96 96 0.7 Monroe County +3.5% 246 246 1.5 Perry County +3.2% 105 105 2.2 Beaver County +2.9% 391 120 2.4 Blair County +2.8% 183 102 1.5 Delaware County +2.8% 452 406 0.8 Snyder County +2.8% 79 67 2.0 Adams County +2.7% 347 347 3.2 Warren County +2.7% 34 34 0.9 Butler County +2.6% 841 735 4.2 Crawford County +2.6% 69 69 0.8 Lancaster County +2.6% 1,287 1,013 2.3 Chester County +2.5% 1,158 1,029 2.1 Lehigh County +2.5% 623 621 1.6 Washington County +2.5% 292 292 1.4 Fayette County +2.4% 165 165 1.3 Lawrence County +2.4% 98 70 1.2 Mercer County +2.4% 79 79 0.7 Montgomery County +2.3% 2,406 1,153 2.7 Cumberland County +2.2% 913 676 3.3 Westmoreland County +2.2% 328 322 0.9 Elk County +2.0% 44 44 1.5 Erie County +1.9% 338 176 1.3 Mifflin County +1.9% 62 62 1.3 Northampton County +1.9% 329 280 1.0 Tioga County +1.8% 37 37 0.9 Venango County +1.8% 32 32 0.6 York County +1.8% 878 769 1.9 Lebanon County +1.7% 432 414 3.0 Bucks County +1.6% 1,091 944 1.7 Cambria County +1.6% 164 164 1.3 Northumberland County +1.5% 55 55 0.6 Wayne County +1.5% 87 87 1.7 Columbia County +1.3% 95 80 1.4 Montour County +1.3% 55 31 3.1 Lycoming County +1.2% 93 89 0.8 Berks County +1.0% 436 366 1.0 Dauphin County +1.0% 609 458 2.1 Franklin County +0.8% 327 285 2.0 Indiana County +0.8% 71 69 0.9 Lackawanna County +0.8% 617 605 2.8 Susquehanna County +0.5% 59 51 1.5 Luzerne County +0.2% 375 215 1.1 Somerset County −0.8% 63 63 0.9 Clearfield County −1.0% 74 74 0.9 Clinton County −1.1% 36 36 1.0 Juniata County −1.1% 39 39 1.7 Bradford County −1.5% 102 62 1.7 Huntingdon County −1.6% 52 52 1.2 Union County −1.7% 99 60 2.3 Bedford County −2.8% 65 65 1.4 Wyoming County −3.9% 26 26 1.0 Pike County −4.0% 75 75 1.2 Jefferson County −4.3% 54 54 1.2 Sullivan County — 11 11 1.9
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 .