Home Prices Increased More Than $20K In These PA Counties Since 2022

PENNSYLVANIA — Buying a house in three southeastern Pennsylvania counties is at least $22,000 more expensive now than it was last fall, according to Zillow housing market data.

Across the state, home prices have increased 4 percent since last year, the real estate marketing company said. Patch crunched the numbers to see which counties are seeing prices increase at the highest rate, and which are increasing more slowly or decreasing. We also included the changes in dollar amounts, to reflect the typical dollar amount changes that buyers, sellers, and realtors are seeing.

The counties surrounding Philadelphia County have all seen increases in the past 12 months, ranging from about $17,000 in Delaware County to about $26,000 in Chester County, data from Zillow shows. Typical home prices in Philadelphia County decreased more than $5,500 since last September, data shows.

The most expensive county to buy a home in Pennsylvania right now is Chester County, where typical home prices were $511,140 at the beginning of September, Zillow data shows.

Take a look at the chart below to explore how typical home prices changed from September 2022 to September 2023, and also see price changes from January-September 2023. Or, click here to open the chart in a new window.

You can sort the chart by county name, or by any of the other columns, to explore the data further.