Typical Cost of a House in Pennsylvania
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The median home value in Pennsylvania is $254,500, measured over 2020–2024. That is 23.5% below the U.S. median of $332,700. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that figure and half below.
Median home value
$254,500
2020–2024, give or take $767
Against the U.S. median
−23.5%
BelowU.S. $332,700
Rank among states
35th highest
of 51, counting the District of Columbia
Monthly housing costs in Pennsylvania
What households actually pay each month, for those who own with a mortgage and those who rent.
Owning with a mortgage
$1,762a month
−10.2%U.S. $1,963
Median of mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees together.
Renting
$1,209a month
−14.4%U.S. $1,413
Median gross rent: the rent itself plus utilities the renter pays.
Where Pennsylvania sits among the states
Each tick is one state's median home value. The highlighted band holds the middle half of them, and the dark line is the median.
Home values by county in Pennsylvania
67 counties, each compared with the Pennsylvania median.
- Adams County+5.5%$268,500
- Allegheny County−10.6%$227,600
- Armstrong County−38.2%$157,300
- Beaver County−25.0%$190,900
- Bedford County−29.7%$179,000
- Berks County+1.1%$257,300
- Blair County−36.7%$161,100
- Bradford County−26.3%$187,500
- Bucks County+75.1%$445,700
- Butler County+15.6%$294,200
- Cambria County−52.5%$121,000
- Cameron County−65.1%$88,900
- Carbon County−16.9%$211,400
- Centre County+27.1%$323,500
- Chester County+90.8%$485,600
- Clarion County−38.8%$155,700
- Clearfield County−46.2%$137,000
- Clinton County−30.9%$175,900
- Columbia County−19.0%$206,200
- Crawford County−39.8%$153,200
- Cumberland County+9.1%$277,600
- Dauphin County−7.1%$236,400
- Delaware County+30.5%$332,200
- Elk County−47.5%$133,600
- Erie County−30.5%$177,000
- Fayette County−43.7%$143,200
- Forest County−54.7%$115,300
- Franklin County−1.8%$249,800
- Fulton County−18.1%$208,500
- Greene County−39.5%$153,900
- Huntingdon County−28.0%$183,200
- Indiana County−40.0%$152,800
- Jefferson County−45.1%$139,700
- Juniata County−14.7%$217,000
- Lackawanna County−20.7%$201,800
- Lancaster County+18.3%$301,100
- Lawrence County−42.2%$147,200
- Lebanon County−4.9%$242,000
- Lehigh County+18.0%$300,400
- Luzerne County−31.6%$174,100
- Lycoming County−20.6%$202,200
- McKean County−58.9%$104,500
- Mercer County−35.6%$164,000
- Mifflin County−38.4%$156,700
- Monroe County+5.1%$267,600
- Montgomery County+71.6%$436,700
- Montour County−2.5%$248,100
- Northampton County+21.3%$308,600
- Northumberland County−36.2%$162,400
- Perry County−7.1%$236,400
- Philadelphia County−4.5%$243,100
- Pike County+7.1%$272,600
- Potter County−39.8%$153,100
- Schuylkill County−39.9%$153,000
- Snyder County−15.4%$215,300
- Somerset County−40.8%$150,600
- Sullivan County−22.6%$197,100
- Susquehanna County−15.0%$216,400
- Tioga County−28.8%$181,100
- Union County−5.7%$240,100
- Venango County−52.9%$119,800
- Warren County−49.9%$127,500
- Washington County−10.2%$228,500
- Wayne County−4.9%$242,100
- Westmoreland County−20.0%$203,500
- Wyoming County−15.4%$215,400
- York County−2.3%$248,600
What this figure is
It is not a sale price. The Census Bureau asks homeowners what they think their home would sell for, and this is the middle answer for owner-occupied homes in Pennsylvania. It covers every kind of home people own and live in, from condos to large houses, so the price of a particular house on the market can be far from it.
The figure describes the whole of 2020–2024, not a single year, and it is not adjusted for price changes since then. A survey always carries some uncertainty: the true value is very likely within $767 of the one shown.
Common questions
How much does a house cost in Pennsylvania?
- The median home value in Pennsylvania is $254,500, from Census Bureau survey data for 2020–2024. Half of owner-occupied homes are valued above that and half below.
What is the average home price in Pennsylvania?
- The Census Bureau publishes a median rather than an average: $254,500 for 2020–2024. It is what owners estimate their homes would sell for, not a record of recent sale prices.
How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Pennsylvania?
- Homeowners with a mortgage in Pennsylvania pay a median of $1,762 a month. That covers the mortgage payment together with property taxes, insurance and utilities.
What is the average rent in Pennsylvania?
- Median gross rent in Pennsylvania is $1,209 a month for 2020–2024. Gross rent is the rent itself plus the utilities the renter pays.
Are homes in Pennsylvania expensive compared with other places?
- Pennsylvania has the 35th highest median home value of 51 states, 23.5% below the U.S. median of $332,700.
Source
U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024, tables B25077, B25064 and B25088. Retrieved on October 6, 2026.
About the American Community SurveySource: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020–2024.
Home values in other states
The percentage compares each state with the U.S. median.
- Alabama−36.9%$209,900
- Alaska+6.1%$352,900
- Arizona+18.6%$394,500
- Arkansas−43.5%$188,000
- California+120.8%$734,700
- Colorado+62.1%$539,400
- Connecticut+10.3%$366,900
- Delaware+5.8%$352,000
- District of Columbia+121.6%$737,100
- Florida+7.9%$359,000
- Georgia−8.8%$303,300
- Hawaii+152.2%$839,100
- Idaho+25.8%$418,600
- Illinois−20.9%$263,300
- Indiana−34.4%$218,200
- Iowa−37.5%$208,000
- Kansas−34.7%$217,200
- Kentucky−38.2%$205,600
- Louisiana−34.9%$216,500
- Maine−10.9%$296,600
- Maryland+26.2%$419,900
- Massachusetts+69.0%$562,100
- Michigan−30.4%$231,600
- Minnesota−1.0%$329,300
- Mississippi−49.0%$169,800
- Missouri−30.8%$230,300
- Montana+13.0%$375,800
- Nebraska−28.3%$238,600
- Nevada+30.9%$435,400
- New Hampshire+21.0%$402,500
- New Jersey+36.6%$454,400
- New Mexico−25.4%$248,100
- New York+27.4%$423,800
- North Carolina−13.2%$288,900
- North Dakota−24.9%$249,900
- Ohio−35.4%$214,800
- Oklahoma−39.9%$199,800
- Oregon+43.6%$477,600
- Rhode Island+21.5%$404,200
- South Carolina−22.2%$259,000
- South Dakota−22.6%$257,400
- Tennessee−13.8%$286,700
- Texas−14.7%$283,800
- Utah+47.1%$489,400
- Vermont−4.8%$316,600
- Virginia+15.3%$383,700
- Washington+69.7%$564,600
- West Virginia−51.1%$162,600
- Wisconsin−19.9%$266,500
- Wyoming−6.9%$309,700