Home Prices Jumped 10 Percent In These PA Counties

PENNSYLVANIA — Five Pennsylvania counties saw home prices jump by approximately 10 percent this year compared to last year, according to new data that revealed where in the Commonwealth buying a home could cost you more.

The list was created using Zillow data from May 2024, which showed that the typical home value in Pennsylvania is $269,246 — significantly lower than the nationwide value of $360,681.

Beaver County topped the list where home prices increased the most, according to the data, followed by Schuylkill County, where values increased by nearly 12 percent. Warren, Luzerne and Fayette counties also saw home values increase by around 10 percent.

In contrast, a total of 11 Pennsylvania counties saw the average home value drop, some more dramatically than others. Prices dropped the most in Cameron County, which saw a 25 percent decrease in home values, followed by Cambria, Clearfield, and Crawford counties.

Currently, the most expensive homes in the Keystone State are located in Chester, Bucks, and Montgomery counties, where typical home values averaged between $462,000 and $533,000 in May, according to the report.

Here's a look at home values in each county and the percentage change from May 2023 to May 2024:

Adams

• Average home value (May 2024): $306,717
• Percent change: 5.8 percent

Allegheny

• Average home value (May 2024): $233,525
• Percent change: 6.8 percent

Armstrong

• Average home value (May 2024): $147,998
• Percent change: 3.8 percent

Beaver

• Average home value (May 2024): $182,347
• Percent change: 16 percent

Bedford

• Average home value (May 2024): $200,724
• Percent change: 4.1 percent

Berks

• Average home value (May 2024): $286,095
• Percent change: 7.6 percent

Blair

• Average home value (May 2024): $171,087
• Percent change: 3.8 percent

Bradford

• Average home value (May 2024): $193,039
• Percent change: 8.4 percent

Bucks

• Average home value (May 2024): $485,037
• Percent change: 6.6 percent

Butler

• Average home value (May 2024): $303,682
• Percent change: 0.8 percent

Cambria

• Average home value (May 2024): $104494
• Percent change: -15.3 percent

Cameron

• Average home value (May 2024): $72,335
• Percent change: -25.3 percent

Carbon

• Average home value (May 2024): $251,501
• Percent change: 6.2 percent

Centre

• Average home value (May 2024): $329,667
• Percent change: 3.4 percent

Chester

• Average home value (May 2024): $533,436
• Percent change: 6.9 percent

Clarion

• Average home value (May 2024): $120,441
• Percent change: 0.8 percent

Clearfield

• Average home value (May 2024): $119,020
• Percent change: -9.6 percent

Clinton

• Average home value (May 2024): $186,119
• Percent change: 4.5 percent

Columbia

• Average home value (May 2024): $224,613
• Percent change: -0.6 percent

Crawford

• Average home value (May 2024): $147,142
• Percent change: -7.7 percent

Cumberland

• Average home value (May 2024): $322,896
• Percent change: 5.7 percent

Dauphin

• Average home value (May 2024): $256,850
• Percent change: 6.6 percent

Delaware

• Average home value (May 2024): $345,335
• Percent change: 8.5 percent

Elk

• Average home value (May 2024): $117,711
• Percent change: 5.8 percent

Erie

• Average home value (May 2024): $196,792
• Percent change: 9.3 percent

Fayette

• Average home value (May 2024): $143,975
• Percent change: 9.8 percent

Forest

• Average home value (May 2024): $98,942
• Percent change: -6.8 percent

Franklin

• Average home value (May 2024): $272,171
• Percent change: 4 percent

Fulton

• Average home value (May 2024): $208,763
• Percent change: 1.1 percent

Greene

• Average home value (May 2024): $130,979
• Percent change: -2.4 percent

Huntingdon

• Average home value (May 2024): $179,685
• Percent change: 4.2 percent

Indiana

• Average home value (May 2024): $154,941
• Percent change: 8.2 percent

Jefferson

• Average home value (May 2024): $111,644
• Percent change: 2.7 percent

Juniata

• Average home value (May 2024): $215,842
• Percent change: -2.8 percent

Lackawanna

• Average home value (May 2024): $206,235
• Percent change: 5.4 percent

Lancaster

• Average home value (May 2024): $348,170
• Percent change: 6.3 percent

Lawrence

• Average home value (May 2024): $154,747
• Percent change: 6.6 percent

Lebanon

• Average home value (May 2024): $285,814
• Percent change: 6.5 percent

Lehigh County

• Average home value (May 2024): $328,369
• Percent change: 7.5 percent

Luzerne

• Average home value (May 2024): $199,953
• Percent change: 9.9 percent

Lycoming

• Average home value (May 2024): $223,003
• Percent change: 4.5 percent

McKean

• Average home value (May 2024): $104,141
• Percent change: -1.2 percent

Mercer

• Average home value (May 2024): $165,128
• Percent change: 2.3 percent

Mifflin

• Average home value (May 2024): $172,380
• Percent change: 4.2 percent

Monroe

• Average home value (May 2024): $301,667
• Percent change: 4.8 percent

Montgomery

• Average home value (May 2024): $462,750
• Percent change: 6.7 percent

Montour

• Average home value (Feb. 2024): $274,450
• Percent change: 2.7 percent

Northampton

• Average home value (May 2024): $336,178
• Percent change: 9 percent

Northumberland

• Average home value (May 2024): $138,981
• Percent change: -3.3 percent

Perry

• Average home value (May 2024): $275,737
• Percent change: 3.6 percent

Philadelphia

• Average home value (May 2024): $225,184
• Percent change: 2.9 percent

Pike

• Average home value (May 2024): $287,663
• Percent change: 5.3 percent

Potter

• Average home value (May 2024): $145,939
• Percent change: -1.9 percent

Schuylkill

• Average home value (May 2024): $139,999
• Percent change: 12 percent

Snyder

• Average home value (May 2024): $210,952
• Percent change: -5.8 percent

Somerset

• Average home value (May 2024): $163,929
• Percent change: 1 percent

Sullivan

• Average home value (May 2024): $234,559
• Percent change: 5.7 percent

Susquehanna

• Average home value (May 2024): $212,629
• Percent change: 0.05 percent

Tioga

• Average home value (May 2024): $208,705
• Percent change: 3.9 percent

Union

• Average home value (May 2024): $268,765
• Percent change: 3.9 percent

Venango

• Average home value (May 2024): $128,655
• Percent change: 2.7 percent

Warren

• Average home value (May 2024): $141,460
• Percent change: 10.3 percent

Washington

• Average home value (May 2024): $221,917
• Percent change: 6.5 percent

Wayne

• Average home value (May 2024): $293,362
• Percent change: 4.5 percent

Westmoreland

• Average home value (May 2024): $192,556
• Percent change: 2.8 percent

Wyoming

• Average home value (May 2024): $216,333
• Percent change: 1.1 percent

York

• Average home value (Feb. 2024): $282,277
• Percent change: 6.3 percent