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In 2020 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +3.6%, against +3.0% for the United States and +4.0% in 2019.
25,706 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (15,846 single-family), +9.2% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.
+3.6% Pennsylvania index, 2019–2020 US +3.0%
25,706 housing units permitted in 2020 15,846 single-family
63 of 64 counties with a rising index median county +3.6%
1,471,141 units permitted nationally in 2020
Counties in 2020 Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2020 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Pike County +8.6% 119 119 1.9 Monroe County +7.7% 212 192 1.3 McKean County +7.2% 29 29 0.7 Greene County +6.9% 40 40 1.2 Wyoming County +6.5% 27 27 1.0 Fulton County +5.7% 27 27 1.9 Clarion County +5.4% 16 16 0.4 Erie County +5.3% 201 166 0.8 Susquehanna County +5.2% 44 44 1.2 Perry County +5.0% 91 91 1.9 Berks County +4.8% 515 466 1.2 Northampton County +4.8% 848 475 2.6 Philadelphia County +4.7% 5,665 983 3.6 Potter County +4.6% 18 18 1.1 Lycoming County +4.4% 52 52 0.5 Snyder County +4.3% 41 41 1.0 Armstrong County +4.2% 28 26 0.4 Dauphin County +4.2% 552 400 1.9 Lehigh County +4.1% 426 374 1.1 Montour County +4.1% 31 27 1.7 Westmoreland County +4.1% 534 289 1.5 Bradford County +4.0% 57 57 1.0 Clearfield County +3.9% 59 48 0.8 Lancaster County +3.9% 1,338 795 2.4 Warren County +3.9% 21 21 0.6 Allegheny County +3.8% 1,974 1,330 1.6 Bucks County +3.8% 730 708 1.1 Butler County +3.8% 1,298 920 6.5 Huntingdon County +3.8% 102 50 2.4 Lebanon County +3.8% 434 262 3.0 Beaver County +3.7% 216 157 1.3 Lawrence County +3.7% 64 64 0.8 Lackawanna County +3.6% 172 134 0.8 Delaware County +3.5% 254 161 0.4 Venango County +3.5% 24 24 0.5 Washington County +3.5% 587 534 2.8 York County +3.5% 1,204 789 2.5 Clinton County +3.4% 26 26 0.7 Montgomery County +3.3% 1,892 1,203 2.2 Columbia County +3.2% 59 59 0.9 Cumberland County +3.2% 817 669 2.9 Tioga County +3.2% 45 45 1.1 Adams County +3.1% 226 226 2.1 Indiana County +3.1% 21 21 0.3 Luzerne County +3.1% 385 283 1.2 Schuylkill County +3.1% 104 104 0.7 Chester County +2.9% 2,242 1,494 4.0 Franklin County +2.7% 330 281 2.1 Centre County +2.5% 380 374 2.4 Crawford County +2.5% 56 56 0.7 Somerset County +2.4% 71 71 1.0 Jefferson County +2.3% 47 47 1.1 Mercer County +1.9% 68 68 0.6 Northumberland County +1.9% 64 58 0.7 Cambria County +1.6% 59 56 0.5 Fayette County +1.3% 187 185 1.5 Mifflin County +1.3% 87 78 1.9 Wayne County +1.3% 120 116 2.3 Blair County +1.2% 96 96 0.8 Bedford County +1.1% 54 54 1.1 Union County +0.8% 46 46 1.1 Elk County +0.5% 22 22 0.7 Carbon County +0.2% 110 110 1.7 Juniata County −2.5% 34 34 1.5 Sullivan County — 6 6 1.0
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 .