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Pennsylvania in 2022
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2022 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +12.9%, against +15.5% for the United States and +10.0% in 2021.
28,149 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (18,150 single-family), −41.2% on 2021; the national total was 1,680,368.
Counties in 2022
Ranked by the county index change from 2021 to 2022 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2022; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2022 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schuylkill County | +17.7% | 153 | 153 | 1.1 |
| Luzerne County | +17.5% | 283 | 261 | 0.9 |
| Carbon County | +16.5% | 145 | 145 | 2.2 |
| Lancaster County | +15.8% | 1,429 | 945 | 2.5 |
| Wayne County | +15.8% | 151 | 151 | 2.9 |
| Lehigh County | +15.7% | 853 | 688 | 2.2 |
| Monroe County | +15.7% | 249 | 249 | 1.5 |
| Clarion County | +15.6% | 40 | 40 | 1.1 |
| Berks County | +15.0% | 386 | 372 | 0.9 |
| Cumberland County | +14.8% | 1,692 | 938 | 6.1 |
| Lackawanna County | +14.7% | 272 | 222 | 1.3 |
| Northampton County | +14.4% | 1,004 | 525 | 3.1 |
| York County | +14.4% | 1,362 | 1,062 | 2.9 |
| Tioga County | +14.3% | 36 | 36 | 0.9 |
| Elk County | +14.2% | 36 | 36 | 1.2 |
| Erie County | +14.2% | 238 | 166 | 0.9 |
| Pike County | +14.2% | 324 | 168 | 5.2 |
| Dauphin County | +13.9% | 899 | 762 | 3.1 |
| Lebanon County | +13.9% | 364 | 225 | 2.5 |
| Crawford County | +13.8% | 71 | 71 | 0.9 |
| Chester County | +13.6% | 2,244 | 1,501 | 4.0 |
| Franklin County | +13.6% | 410 | 312 | 2.6 |
| Montgomery County | +13.6% | 2,138 | 1,972 | 2.4 |
| Armstrong County | +13.3% | 44 | 44 | 0.7 |
| Delaware County | +13.3% | 327 | 290 | 0.6 |
| Adams County | +12.9% | 394 | 394 | 3.7 |
| Lawrence County | +12.8% | 52 | 50 | 0.6 |
| Susquehanna County | +12.8% | 69 | 63 | 1.8 |
| Bedford County | +12.7% | 75 | 75 | 1.6 |
| Bucks County | +12.7% | 938 | 789 | 1.4 |
| Fayette County | +12.7% | 288 | 212 | 2.3 |
| Sullivan County | +12.2% | 17 | 17 | 2.9 |
| Cambria County | +12.1% | 94 | 94 | 0.7 |
| Westmoreland County | +12.0% | 408 | 354 | 1.2 |
| Fulton County | +11.8% | 28 | 28 | 1.9 |
| Bradford County | +11.7% | 81 | 81 | 1.4 |
| Northumberland County | +11.7% | 68 | 68 | 0.8 |
| Somerset County | +11.6% | 93 | 93 | 1.3 |
| Allegheny County | +11.2% | 3,406 | 1,158 | 2.8 |
| Centre County | +11.0% | 654 | 288 | 4.2 |
| Blair County | +10.9% | 123 | 71 | 1.0 |
| Union County | +10.9% | 55 | 55 | 1.3 |
| Wyoming County | +10.9% | 53 | 41 | 2.1 |
| Snyder County | +10.8% | 54 | 54 | 1.4 |
| Mifflin County | +10.7% | 91 | 91 | 2.0 |
| Indiana County | +10.5% | 72 | 42 | 0.9 |
| Mercer County | +10.5% | 102 | 90 | 0.9 |
| Perry County | +10.4% | 120 | 120 | 2.6 |
| Washington County | +10.4% | 509 | 432 | 2.4 |
| Columbia County | +10.3% | 100 | 100 | 1.5 |
| Beaver County | +9.9% | 243 | 164 | 1.5 |
| Butler County | +9.9% | 969 | 737 | 4.8 |
| Juniata County | +9.9% | 53 | 53 | 2.3 |
| Lycoming County | +9.9% | 113 | 70 | 1.0 |
| Venango County | +9.7% | 40 | 40 | 0.8 |
| Potter County | +9.2% | 33 | 33 | 2.1 |
| Philadelphia County | +8.6% | 3,223 | 478 | 2.0 |
| Warren County | +8.5% | 25 | 25 | 0.7 |
| Jefferson County | +7.6% | 60 | 60 | 1.4 |
| Clearfield County | +7.4% | 72 | 72 | 0.9 |
| Huntingdon County | +7.3% | 83 | 83 | 1.9 |
| Greene County | +5.0% | 36 | 36 | 1.1 |
| Clinton County | +4.7% | 28 | 28 | 0.7 |
| McKean County | +4.3% | 41 | 41 | 1.1 |
| Montour County | −0.6% | 35 | 35 | 2.0 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
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.