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In 2019 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +4.0%, against +4.2% for the United States and +4.4% in 2018.
23,539 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (14,878 single-family), +0.9% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.
+4.0% Pennsylvania index, 2018–2019 US +4.2%
23,539 housing units permitted in 2019 14,878 single-family
60 of 64 counties with a rising index median county +3.7%
1,386,048 units permitted nationally in 2019
Counties in 2019 Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2019 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Wayne County +7.3% 100 100 1.9 Juniata County +7.1% 33 33 1.4 Carbon County +6.7% 69 69 1.0 Fulton County +6.5% 22 22 1.5 Elk County +6.4% 27 27 0.9 Pike County +6.2% 113 113 1.8 Mifflin County +5.9% 66 66 1.4 Philadelphia County +5.2% 4,566 894 2.9 Indiana County +5.1% 49 49 0.6 Centre County +4.9% 441 351 2.8 Allegheny County +4.8% 1,959 1,097 1.6 Armstrong County +4.8% 11 11 0.2 Delaware County +4.7% 281 243 0.5 Beaver County +4.6% 157 131 0.9 Lehigh County +4.6% 494 397 1.3 Franklin County +4.3% 293 284 1.8 Monroe County +4.3% 176 176 1.1 Clinton County +4.2% 32 32 0.8 Dauphin County +4.2% 662 362 2.3 Schuylkill County +4.2% 92 92 0.6 Bedford County +4.1% 51 51 1.1 Lackawanna County +4.1% 177 171 0.8 Washington County +4.1% 353 330 1.7 Crawford County +4.0% 61 59 0.7 Lancaster County +4.0% 1,496 985 2.7 Lebanon County +4.0% 322 322 2.2 Union County +4.0% 87 87 2.1 York County +4.0% 1,313 858 2.8 Bucks County +3.9% 690 654 1.1 Huntingdon County +3.8% 57 55 1.3 Bradford County +3.7% 64 64 1.1 Cambria County +3.7% 54 54 0.4 Fayette County +3.7% 163 155 1.3 Blair County +3.6% 111 111 0.9 Columbia County +3.6% 81 65 1.2 Luzerne County +3.6% 315 246 0.9 Montour County +3.6% 30 26 1.7 Northampton County +3.6% 615 514 1.9 Northumberland County +3.6% 53 53 0.6 Berks County +3.5% 628 350 1.4 Butler County +3.5% 811 771 4.1 Lawrence County +3.5% 78 78 0.9 Montgomery County +3.3% 1,553 977 1.8 Perry County +3.3% 90 90 1.9 Chester County +3.1% 1,787 1,182 3.2 Venango County +3.1% 36 36 0.7 Mercer County +3.0% 115 115 1.1 Westmoreland County +3.0% 530 335 1.5 Lycoming County +2.9% 78 66 0.7 Cumberland County +2.7% 1,266 702 4.6 Adams County +2.6% 220 220 2.0 Clarion County +2.5% 14 14 0.4 Erie County +2.5% 161 121 0.6 Somerset County +2.4% 62 62 0.9 Tioga County +2.0% 29 29 0.7 Wyoming County +1.7% 36 33 1.4 Susquehanna County +1.6% 48 48 1.3 Warren County +1.5% 26 26 0.7 Snyder County +0.7% 39 39 1.0 Clearfield County +0.3% 92 71 1.2 Jefferson County −0.2% 16 16 0.4 McKean County −0.5% 28 28 0.7 Greene County −0.6% 37 37 1.1 Potter County −2.0% 15 15 0.9 Sullivan County — 8 8 1.4
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 .