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Pennsylvania in 2021

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

In 2021 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +10.0%, against +11.6% for the United States and +3.6% in 2020.

47,894 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (18,764 single-family), +86.3% on 2020; the national total was 1,736,982.

+10.0%Pennsylvania index, 2020–2021US +11.6%
47,894housing units permitted in 202118,764 single-family
65 of 65counties with a rising indexmedian county +9.0%
1,736,982units permitted nationally in 2021
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Counties in 2021

Ranked by the county index change from 2020 to 2021 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2021; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2021Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Monroe County+16.1%3703122.2
Carbon County+15.3%1441442.2
Pike County+14.2%3771666.0
Juniata County+13.2%34341.5
Northampton County+12.4%1,2496873.9
Lehigh County+12.1%1,0247092.7
Lebanon County+11.7%5073323.5
Wayne County+11.6%1331332.6
Berks County+11.5%4933751.1
Lancaster County+11.3%1,0397371.8
Luzerne County+11.3%3653391.1
Mercer County+11.3%86820.8
Columbia County+11.2%142702.1
Lackawanna County+11.0%2541731.2
Potter County+11.0%24241.5
Schuylkill County+11.0%1391391.0
Bucks County+10.7%9848551.5
Delaware County+10.7%5343660.9
Franklin County+10.7%3823372.4
Warren County+10.7%27270.7
York County+10.7%1,3161,1642.8
Mifflin County+10.6%91912.0
Erie County+10.4%2171740.8
Montgomery County+10.3%1,4989911.7
Dauphin County+10.2%6754502.3
Allegheny County+10.0%2,2631,4071.8
Clearfield County+9.7%76741.0
Beaver County+9.6%1721341.0
Crawford County+9.6%73730.9
Adams County+9.4%4384384.1
Cumberland County+9.3%7577232.7
Chester County+9.0%2,0561,5993.7
Elk County+9.0%21210.7
Somerset County+9.0%65650.9
Huntingdon County+8.8%52521.2
Armstrong County+8.7%62261.0
Montour County+8.7%17171.0
Clinton County+8.5%19190.5
Butler County+8.4%1,1201,0695.6
Lawrence County+8.4%67670.8
Bedford County+8.3%66661.4
Lycoming County+8.3%56540.5
Fayette County+8.2%2352351.9
Philadelphia County+8.2%25,2571,55316.0
Westmoreland County+8.2%6794421.9
Jefferson County+8.1%46461.1
Union County+7.8%55551.3
Washington County+7.6%6925783.3
Snyder County+7.5%57451.4
Susquehanna County+7.5%59591.5
Blair County+7.1%94940.8
McKean County+7.1%28280.7
Centre County+6.9%6542644.2
Perry County+6.9%1101102.4
Fulton County+6.7%30302.1
Wyoming County+6.7%25251.0
Northumberland County+6.5%63590.7
Tioga County+6.5%41411.0
Venango County+6.5%31310.6
Clarion County+6.3%20200.5
Cambria County+5.9%62620.5
Sullivan County+5.5%15152.6
Bradford County+4.6%82821.4
Greene County+3.9%41411.2
Indiana County+3.9%26260.3

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.