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In 2017 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +3.6%, against +5.4% for the United States and +2.5% in 2016.
22,584 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (15,703 single-family), −3.1% on 2016; the national total was 1,281,977.
+3.6% Pennsylvania index, 2016–2017 US +5.4%
22,584 housing units permitted in 2017 15,703 single-family
50 of 64 counties with a rising index median county +2.4%
1,281,977 units permitted nationally in 2017
Counties in 2017 Ranked by the county index change from 2016 to 2017 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2017; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2017 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Jefferson County +8.7% 50 50 1.2 Juniata County +8.5% 78 78 3.3 Philadelphia County +7.3% 3,389 783 2.2 Greene County +5.7% 38 38 1.1 Pike County +4.8% 86 86 1.4 Allegheny County +4.6% 1,990 1,226 1.6 Bradford County +4.5% 53 53 0.9 Fayette County +4.5% 253 171 2.1 Berks County +4.3% 411 399 0.9 Northampton County +4.3% 369 333 1.1 York County +4.3% 838 678 1.8 Lancaster County +4.1% 1,436 979 2.5 Monroe County +4.1% 248 248 1.5 Union County +4.1% 79 77 1.9 Elk County +3.9% 37 37 1.2 Lebanon County +3.7% 366 283 2.5 Lehigh County +3.5% 547 495 1.4 Adams County +3.4% 249 249 2.3 Centre County +3.4% 467 319 3.0 Chester County +3.4% 1,245 1,214 2.2 Blair County +3.3% 114 88 1.0 Delaware County +3.2% 581 411 1.0 Montgomery County +3.2% 2,067 1,089 2.4 Beaver County +3.1% 197 146 1.2 Clinton County +3.0% 41 41 1.1 Butler County +2.9% 1,100 728 5.5 Mercer County +2.9% 87 87 0.8 Somerset County +2.9% 71 67 1.0 Bucks County +2.7% 985 935 1.5 Huntingdon County +2.6% 47 47 1.1 Luzerne County +2.5% 300 220 0.9 Perry County +2.5% 100 100 2.1 Westmoreland County +2.4% 385 363 1.1 Franklin County +2.2% 412 342 2.6 Cumberland County +2.1% 952 818 3.4 Dauphin County +2.1% 512 352 1.7 Carbon County +2.0% 48 48 0.7 Northumberland County +1.9% 66 51 0.7 Snyder County +1.9% 84 84 2.1 Schuylkill County +1.8% 105 105 0.7 Lawrence County +1.4% 110 48 1.3 Columbia County +1.2% 138 79 2.1 Cambria County +1.1% 83 81 0.6 Bedford County +1.0% 74 74 1.6 Lackawanna County +0.9% 258 183 1.2 Clarion County +0.4% 17 17 0.5 Washington County +0.3% 386 337 1.8 Mifflin County +0.2% 64 64 1.4 Erie County +0.1% 265 215 1.0 Wyoming County +0.1% 22 22 0.9 Tioga County −0.3% 35 35 0.9 Crawford County −0.6% 80 80 1.0 Lycoming County −0.6% 137 133 1.2 Montour County −0.8% 31 26 1.7 Warren County −0.8% 22 20 0.6 Clearfield County −1.2% 55 55 0.7 Susquehanna County −1.4% 46 40 1.2 Wayne County −1.4% 112 112 2.2 Armstrong County −1.9% 17 17 0.3 Indiana County −2.2% 50 48 0.6 Potter County −3.0% 8 8 0.5 Fulton County −3.7% 26 26 1.8 Venango County −4.1% 34 34 0.7 McKean County −9.2% 21 21 0.5 Sullivan County — 10 10 1.7
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 .