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Counties in Pennsylvania by county house price index, 1990 = 100

Philadelphia County had the highest county house price index, 1990 = 100 of 44 counties in 2016, at 246.78 index. Monroe County had the lowest, at 120.19 index. The median was 188.18 index. Source: the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Highest246.78Philadelphia County
Lowest120.19Monroe County
Median188.1844 counties

All counties, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County: 246.78 index246.78Centre CountyCentre County: 226.72 index226.72Blair CountyBlair County: 219.03 index219.03Mercer CountyMercer County: 215.29 index215.29Butler CountyButler County: 213.18 index213.18Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 209.92 index209.92Allegheny CountyAllegheny County: 206.79 index206.79Washington CountyWashington County: 206 index206Union CountyUnion County: 205.4 index205.4Fayette CountyFayette County: 205.04 index205.04Beaver CountyBeaver County: 203.66 index203.66Columbia CountyColumbia County: 199.72 index199.72Armstrong CountyArmstrong County: 199.08 index199.08Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 197.35 index197.35Perry CountyPerry County: 194.96 index194.96Westmoreland CountyWestmoreland County: 193.73 index193.73Erie CountyErie County: 193.4 index193.4Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 192.31 index192.31Bradford CountyBradford County: 190.47 index190.47Bucks CountyBucks County: 190.05 index190.05Venango CountyVenango County: 189.01 index189.01Crawford CountyCrawford County: 188.83 index188.83Franklin CountyFranklin County: 187.53 index187.53Chester CountyChester County: 187.04 index187.04Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 186.32 index186.32Adams CountyAdams County: 185.5 index185.5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 180.99 index180.99Cambria CountyCambria County: 180.86 index180.86Lebanon CountyLebanon County: 179.03 index179.03Indiana CountyIndiana County: 178.52 index178.52Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 177.2 index177.2Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 176.22 index176.22Schuylkill CountySchuylkill County: 169.46 index169.46Delaware CountyDelaware County: 166.23 index166.23York CountyYork County: 163.9 index163.9Wayne CountyWayne County: 158.08 index158.08Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 157.54 index157.54Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 157.53 index157.53Carbon CountyCarbon County: 155.06 index155.06Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 154.54 index154.54Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 154.47 index154.47Berks CountyBerks County: 149.02 index149.02Pike CountyPike County: 130.73 index130.73Monroe CountyMonroe County: 120.19 index120.19
index. Source: FHFA. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
index		Change on 2015
1Philadelphia County246.78+11.34
2Centre County226.72+8.37
3Blair County219.03+5.98
4Mercer County215.29+5.08
5Butler County213.18+5.36
6Lycoming County209.92+2.4
7Allegheny County206.79+8.45
8Washington County206+4.94
9Union County205.4-3.51
10Fayette County205.04+4.83
11Beaver County203.66+5.83
12Columbia County199.72+2.54
13Armstrong County199.08+8.12
14Northumberland County197.35+2.98
15Perry County194.96+6.02
16Westmoreland County193.73+4.26
17Erie County193.4+3.58
18Lawrence County192.31+4.45
19Bradford County190.47-2.9
20Bucks County190.05+3.01
21Venango County189.01+3.38
22Crawford County188.83+4.82
23Franklin County187.53+1.56
24Chester County187.04+4.51
25Cumberland County186.32+3.99
26Adams County185.5+4.8
27Montgomery County180.99+4.11
28Cambria County180.86+2.88
29Lebanon County179.03+3.04
30Indiana County178.52+1.39
31Lancaster County177.2+4.53
32Dauphin County176.22+1.71
33Schuylkill County169.46+6.04
34Delaware County166.23+4.49
35York County163.9+2.9
36Wayne County158.08+2.36
37Lackawanna County157.54+1.18
38Luzerne County157.53+0.24
39Carbon County155.06+5.76
40Northampton County154.54+2.82
41Lehigh County154.47+3.83
42Berks County149.02+1.51
43Pike County130.73-5.48
44Monroe County120.19+4.02

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About this ranking

Annual FHFA all-transactions index of single-family house prices in US counties, with 1990 equal to 100.

Developmental nominal index, not seasonally adjusted. Uses sale prices and refinance appraisals for mortgages purchased or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Differs from purchase-only indexes. Missing estimates and unavailable base-year values remain absent. Historical estimates can be revised.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house price index, annual, nominal, not seasonally adjusted, 1990 = 100. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest county house price index, 1990 = 100?

Philadelphia County, with 246.78 index in 2016, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Which county has the lowest county house price index, 1990 = 100?

Monroe County, with 120.19 index in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house price index, annual, nominal, not seasonally adjusted, 1990 = 100. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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