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Least affordable housing, Pennsylvania counties

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 67 counties in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 2.9. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Monroe County, PA, up 24 places to #18.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Centre County, PAPA157,3934.4+52%

02▲2Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2813.9+99%

03▼1Bucks County, PAPA647,8283.9+21%

04▲5Wayne County, PAPA51,7033.9+8%

05Montgomery County, PAPA877,6433.8+18%

06▼3Chester County, PAPA557,1163.8+12%

07Lehigh County, PAPA384,3833.8+25%

08Delaware County, PAPA580,9373.7+24%

09▲2Lancaster County, PAPA563,1593.5+29%

10▲5Northampton County, PAPA324,4113.5+8%

11▲21Pike County, PAPA62,8083.4−14%

12▲5Butler County, PAPA200,1693.3+53%

13▲10Juniata County, PAPA23,4033.3+61%

14▲6Franklin County, PAPA160,6523.2+33%

15▲15Berks County, PAPA440,0723.2+28%

16▼4Montour County, PAPA17,8683.2+41%

17▲8Snyder County, PAPA39,6553.2+47%

18▲24Monroe County, PAPA167,1793.2−11%

19▼6Adams County, PAPA107,5943.2+22%

20▼1Columbia County, PAPA66,1933.2+40%

21▲1Cumberland County, PAPA277,2703.2+29%

22▼6Fulton County, PAPA14,4833.2+48%

23▼5Lycoming County, PAPA112,5873.2+49%

24▼10Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2373.2+21%

25▼19Union County, PAPA42,3133.1+29%

26▲11Carbon County, PAPA65,8683.1+27%

27▲4Dauphin County, PAPA293,3513.1+35%

28Lebanon County, PAPA146,3803.1+29%

29▼2Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5023.0+11%

30▲3Bedford County, PAPA47,4803.0+39%

31▲10Perry County, PAPA46,8063.0+36%

32▼6Wyoming County, PAPA25,7903.0+20%

33▼9Bradford County, PAPA59,6002.9+37%

34▲1York County, PAPA473,1972.9+20%

35▲4Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0352.9+45%

36▲2Washington County, PAPA210,8022.9+39%

37▼8Clinton County, PAPA37,8702.9+38%

38▼28Sullivan County, PAPA5,8562.8+20%

39▼5Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0012.8+50%

40▼4Erie County, PAPA265,8322.8+39%

41▼20Tioga County, PAPA40,5022.8+45%

42▼2Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3242.7+25%

43▲4Mercer County, PAPA107,8602.7+61%

44▲4Luzerne County, PAPA332,1262.7+16%

45▼1Beaver County, PAPA166,0322.7+30%

46▲3Northumberland County, PAPA89,9202.7+52%

47▲3Potter County, PAPA15,8972.6+35%

48▼5Blair County, PAPA119,5412.6+48%

49▼4Indiana County, PAPA82,8782.5+16%

50▲1Crawford County, PAPA81,7922.5+36%

51▼5Clarion County, PAPA36,6802.5+17%

52▲6Fayette County, PAPA123,0212.5+20%

53▲1Somerset County, PAPA72,0042.5+23%

54▲2Mifflin County, PAPA46,1272.5+24%

55▲4Armstrong County, PAPA63,6982.4+24%

56▼1Jefferson County, PAPA43,2552.4+24%

57▼5Lawrence County, PAPA83,9112.4+28%

58▼1Greene County, PAPA33,8852.3+18%

59▲3Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0852.2+36%

60▼7Forest County, PAPA6,6142.2+18%

61Clearfield County, PAPA78,1002.2+21%

62▲1Warren County, PAPA37,0382.1+27%

63▼3Cambria County, PAPA128,9682.1+13%

64▲2Elk County, PAPA29,9262.00%

65Venango County, PAPA49,3461.9+15%

66▼2Cameron County, PAPA4,2111.8−7%

67McKean County, PAPA38,9841.7+2%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES