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Pennsylvania in 2023
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2023 the FHFA house price index for Pennsylvania changed +7.4%, against +5.7% for the United States and +12.9% in 2022.
25,320 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (15,912 single-family), −10.1% on 2022; the national total was 1,511,102.
Counties in 2023
Ranked by the county index change from 2022 to 2023 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2023; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2023 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County | +39.0% | 28 | 28 | 0.8 |
| Montour County | +19.2% | 36 | 32 | 2.0 |
| McKean County | +17.4% | 24 | 24 | 0.6 |
| Snyder County | +15.8% | 46 | 44 | 1.2 |
| Carbon County | +12.7% | 171 | 164 | 2.6 |
| Venango County | +12.1% | 38 | 38 | 0.8 |
| Clearfield County | +12.0% | 87 | 73 | 1.1 |
| Fulton County | +12.0% | 21 | 21 | 1.4 |
| Wyoming County | +11.8% | 41 | 29 | 1.6 |
| Lebanon County | +11.4% | 259 | 216 | 1.8 |
| Perry County | +10.7% | 95 | 95 | 2.0 |
| Monroe County | +10.6% | 222 | 222 | 1.3 |
| Union County | +10.5% | 86 | 40 | 2.0 |
| Lehigh County | +10.4% | 461 | 451 | 1.2 |
| Chester County | +10.2% | 1,295 | 1,112 | 2.3 |
| Mifflin County | +10.2% | 59 | 59 | 1.3 |
| Lancaster County | +10.1% | 1,859 | 1,229 | 3.3 |
| Berks County | +10.0% | 352 | 231 | 0.8 |
| Delaware County | +10.0% | 300 | 285 | 0.5 |
| Northampton County | +9.7% | 701 | 510 | 2.2 |
| Wayne County | +9.7% | 155 | 155 | 3.0 |
| Dauphin County | +9.5% | 732 | 396 | 2.5 |
| Erie County | +9.4% | 224 | 144 | 0.8 |
| Montgomery County | +9.3% | 1,425 | 1,269 | 1.6 |
| Columbia County | +8.9% | 72 | 72 | 1.1 |
| Huntingdon County | +8.9% | 46 | 46 | 1.1 |
| Potter County | +8.8% | 21 | 21 | 1.3 |
| Bucks County | +8.6% | 762 | 424 | 1.2 |
| Cumberland County | +8.2% | 1,037 | 722 | 3.7 |
| Lackawanna County | +8.1% | 236 | 186 | 1.1 |
| Northumberland County | +8.1% | 78 | 70 | 0.9 |
| Juniata County | +8.0% | 30 | 30 | 1.3 |
| York County | +8.0% | 1,167 | 983 | 2.5 |
| Butler County | +7.9% | 1,007 | 879 | 5.0 |
| Clinton County | +7.8% | 33 | 33 | 0.9 |
| Clarion County | +7.6% | 24 | 24 | 0.7 |
| Crawford County | +7.6% | 75 | 75 | 0.9 |
| Warren County | +7.6% | 75 | 35 | 2.0 |
| Mercer County | +7.5% | 65 | 65 | 0.6 |
| Franklin County | +7.1% | 737 | 643 | 4.6 |
| Tioga County | +7.0% | 32 | 32 | 0.8 |
| Jefferson County | +6.8% | 43 | 43 | 1.0 |
| Blair County | +6.6% | 110 | 62 | 0.9 |
| Washington County | +6.6% | 504 | 444 | 2.4 |
| Indiana County | +6.5% | 24 | 24 | 0.3 |
| Adams County | +6.4% | 338 | 338 | 3.1 |
| Centre County | +6.4% | 344 | 316 | 2.2 |
| Westmoreland County | +6.4% | 358 | 300 | 1.0 |
| Elk County | +6.0% | 35 | 33 | 1.2 |
| Luzerne County | +6.0% | 296 | 273 | 0.9 |
| Allegheny County | +5.4% | 3,953 | 1,333 | 3.2 |
| Armstrong County | +5.4% | 69 | 33 | 1.1 |
| Cambria County | +5.1% | 47 | 44 | 0.4 |
| Lawrence County | +4.4% | 48 | 48 | 0.6 |
| Beaver County | +4.1% | 226 | 168 | 1.4 |
| Schuylkill County | +4.0% | 145 | 145 | 1.0 |
| Fayette County | +3.5% | 177 | 175 | 1.4 |
| Lycoming County | +3.4% | 57 | 57 | 0.5 |
| Susquehanna County | +3.3% | 76 | 71 | 2.0 |
| Somerset County | +3.1% | 62 | 62 | 0.9 |
| Bradford County | +2.7% | 51 | 51 | 0.9 |
| Pike County | +2.1% | 193 | 193 | 3.1 |
| Philadelphia County | +1.4% | 3,863 | 405 | 2.5 |
| Bedford County | −0.4% | 66 | 66 | 1.4 |
| Sullivan County | −1.2% | 15 | 15 | 2.6 |
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.