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Pennsylvania in 2018

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

In 2018 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +4.4%, against +5.7% for the United States and +3.6% in 2017.

23,325 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (15,335 single-family), +3.3% on 2017; the national total was 1,328,827.

+4.4%Pennsylvania index, 2017–2018US +5.7%
23,325housing units permitted in 201815,335 single-family
60 of 64counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.4%
1,328,827units permitted nationally in 2018
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Counties in 2018

Ranked by the county index change from 2017 to 2018 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2018; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2018Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Venango County+10.6%34340.7
McKean County+10.5%15150.4
Potter County+9.8%14140.9
Clearfield County+9.0%72720.9
Carbon County+7.0%87871.3
Philadelphia County+6.7%3,2396832.1
Monroe County+6.5%1861861.1
Jefferson County+6.3%40400.9
Allegheny County+6.2%2,2221,3411.8
Fulton County+6.1%32322.2
Lancaster County+5.5%1,2519662.2
Bedford County+5.2%70701.5
Northampton County+4.7%5754811.8
Delaware County+4.6%2862320.5
Beaver County+4.5%2011521.2
Clinton County+4.5%27270.7
Lehigh County+4.4%4764241.2
Berks County+4.2%6003801.4
Lawrence County+4.2%46460.5
Mifflin County+4.2%42420.9
Adams County+4.1%2242242.1
Centre County+4.0%3282652.1
Cumberland County+4.0%1,1797854.3
Chester County+3.9%1,9391,2993.5
Montour County+3.9%47232.6
Bucks County+3.8%9078341.4
Lebanon County+3.8%2992782.0
Montgomery County+3.8%2,5309342.9
Wayne County+3.8%1221222.4
Crawford County+3.7%52520.6
Dauphin County+3.6%7404652.5
Schuylkill County+3.6%105930.7
Warren County+3.4%18180.5
Armstrong County+3.3%11110.2
York County+3.3%9167881.9
Washington County+3.2%4423712.1
Fayette County+2.8%1631631.3
Huntingdon County+2.8%49491.1
Luzerne County+2.8%3122680.9
Perry County+2.8%94942.0
Union County+2.8%45451.1
Columbia County+2.7%147602.2
Lackawanna County+2.7%2121901.0
Westmoreland County+2.7%2842730.8
Butler County+2.5%7146663.6
Mercer County+2.5%1181181.1
Franklin County+2.4%4233492.6
Erie County+2.1%3051761.1
Lycoming County+2.1%1401031.2
Northumberland County+2.1%1671671.9
Clarion County+2.0%56141.5
Snyder County+1.9%36360.9
Pike County+1.7%97971.5
Indiana County+1.2%46440.6
Somerset County+1.2%94941.3
Susquehanna County+1.0%48441.3
Blair County+0.9%1011010.8
Greene County+0.6%33331.0
Elk County+0.5%27250.9
Tioga County+0.3%37370.9
Cambria County−0.3%66660.5
Wyoming County−1.2%29291.1
Bradford County−1.5%56560.9
Juniata County−4.4%42421.8
Sullivan County—10101.7

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Pennsylvania by year020,00040,00060,0001995: 36,250 units (32,005 single-family, 4,245 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 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)20002001: 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)20052006: 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)20102011: 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)20152016: 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)20202021: 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 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.