According to new data, home prices in four counties in Pennsylvania increased by about 10 percent this year compared to last year. This information shows which areas in the Keystone State have become more expensive for buying a home.
The list was made using Zillow data from February 2024. It showed that the average home value in Pennsylvania is $255,570, which is much lower than the national average of $347,716.
According to the data, Beaver County was at the top of the list for the highest increase in home prices. Schuylkill, Warren, and Sullivan counties followed closely behind. In Beaver County, the value of homes went up by almost 11 percent compared to February 2023. In the other areas, home values increased by between 9 and 10 percent.
On the other hand, the average home value decreased in 15 counties in Pennsylvania, with some experiencing a more significant drop than others. The prices decreased the most in Cameron County, where home values dropped by 20 percent. Cambria, Forest, and Crawford counties also experienced decreases in prices.
The report states that the most expensive homes in Pennsylvania are found in Chester, Bucks, and Montgomery counties. In February, the average home values in these areas were $450,000 or higher.
Here is information about the value of homes in each county and how much they have changed from February 2023 to February 2024:
Adams
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $292,007
- Percent change: 5 percent
Allegheny
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $217,800
- Percent change: 5.8 percent
Armstrong
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $136,980
- Percent change: 3.5 percent
Beaver
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $170,084
- Percent change: 10.9 percent
Bedford
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $188,833
- Percent change: 0.75 percent
Berks
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $275,126
- Percent change: 7.4 percent
Blair
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $162,585
- Percent change: 1.7 percent
Bradford
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $182,788
- Percent change: 5.3 percent
Bucks
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $516,003
- Percent change: 6 percent
Butler
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $286,705
- Percent change: 2.3 percent
Cambria
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $70,175
- Percent change: -13.9 percent
Cameron
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $96,242
- Percent change: -20 percent
Carbon
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $238,836
- Percent change: 4.9 percent
Centre
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $316,620
- Percent change: 4.4 percent
Chester
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $464,319
- Percent change: 6.4 percent
Clarion
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $110,476
- Percent change: -0.7 percent
Clearfield
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $111,745
- Percent change: 7.6 percent
Clinton
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $177,085
- Percent change: 2.5 percent
Columbia
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $213,789
- Percent change: 1.5 percent
Crawford
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $141,394
- Percent change: -6 percent
Cumberland
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $309,999
- Percent change: 5.7 percent
Dauphin
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $245,305
- Percent change: 6.5 percent
Delaware
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $328,224
- Percent change: 8 percent
Elk
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $108,569
- Percent change: -0.5 percent
Erie
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $184,190
- Percent change: 7.3 percent
Fayette
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $133,878
- Percent change: 8.1 percent
Forest
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $91,087
- Percent change: -10.6 percent
Franklin
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $259,449
- Percent change: 4.4 percent
Fulton
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $201,663
- Percent change: 4.7 percent
Greene
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $127,839
- Percent change: -1.9 percent
Huntingdon
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $168,553
- Percent change: 6 percent
Indiana
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $146,309
- Percent change: 5 percent
Jefferson
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $103,732
- Percent change: 0.9 percent
Juniata
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $203,486
- Percent change: -1.7 percent
Lackawanna
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $192,449
- Percent change: 6 percent
Lancaster
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $337,233
- Percent change: 6.6 percent
Lawrence
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $145,340
- Percent change: 4.9 percent
Lebanon
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $273,052
- Percent change: 5.7 percent
Lehigh County
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $314,581
- Percent change: 7.3 percent
Luzerne
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $187,262
- Percent change: 6.8 percent
Lycoming
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $212,079
- Percent change: 4.2 percent
McKean
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $100,400
- Percent change: 0.5 percent
Mercer
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $154,732
- Percent change: 2.4 percent
Mifflin
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $162,261
- Percent change: 5.9 percent
Monroe
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $287,419
- Percent change: 2.9 percent
Montgomery
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $447,095
- Percent change: 6.3 percent
Montour
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $260,645
- Percent change: 3 percent
Northampton
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $321,343
- Percent change: 7 percent
Northumberland
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $128,378
- Percent change: -2.4 percent
Perry
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $266,573
- Percent change: 4.9 percent
Philadelphia
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $215,778
- Percent change: 0.8 percent
Pike
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $271,061
- Percent change: 3.5 percent
Potter
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $133,575
- Percent change: -2 percent
Schuylkill
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $128,373
- Percent change: 9.9 percent
Snyder
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $195,873
- Percent change: -5.5 percent
Somerset
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $156,018
- Percent change: -0.25 percent
Sullivan
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $220,097
- Percent change: 8.9 percent
Susquehanna
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $204,948
- Percent change: -0.88 percent
Tioga
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $195,009
- Percent change: 3 percent
Union
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $258,428
- Percent change: 4.4 percent
Venango
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $119,426
- Percent change: -0.3 percent
Warren
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $135,356
- Percent change: 9.8 percent
Washington
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $210,572
- Percent change: 4.3 percent
Wayne
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $278,929
- Percent change: 4 percent
Westmoreland
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $177,178
- Percent change: 2.3 percent
Wyoming
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $200,263
- Percent change: 1 percent
York
- Average home value (Feb. 2024): $271,668
- Percent change: 6.8 percent
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