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Least affordable housing, Pennsylvania counties · 1990

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2023 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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Pike County, PAPA62,8083.9+48%

02Wayne County, PAPA51,7033.6+18%

03Monroe County, PAPA167,1793.6+34%

04Chester County, PAPA557,1163.4+24%

05Montgomery County, PAPA877,6433.3+25%

06Bucks County, PAPA647,8283.2+18%

07Northampton County, PAPA324,4113.2+21%

08Lehigh County, PAPA384,3833.0+16%

09Delaware County, PAPA580,9373.0+18%

10Centre County, PAPA157,3932.9−5%

11Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5022.7+4%

12Lancaster County, PAPA563,1592.7+3%

13Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2372.6+4%

14Adams County, PAPA107,5942.6+2%

15Berks County, PAPA440,0722.5+8%

16Wyoming County, PAPA25,7902.5−1%

17Carbon County, PAPA65,8682.5+7%

18Cumberland County, PAPA277,2702.5−2%

19Franklin County, PAPA160,6522.4+4%

20York County, PAPA473,1972.4+2%

21Union County, PAPA42,3132.4+1%

22Lebanon County, PAPA146,3802.4−2%

23Sullivan County, PAPA5,8562.4−12%

24Luzerne County, PAPA332,1262.4−5%

25Dauphin County, PAPA293,3512.3−4%

26Montour County, PAPA17,8682.3−5%

27Columbia County, PAPA66,1932.3−10%

28Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3242.2−7%

29Snyder County, PAPA39,6552.2−10%

30Indiana County, PAPA82,8782.2−3%

31Perry County, PAPA46,8062.2−4%

32Bradford County, PAPA59,6002.1+2%

33Bedford County, PAPA47,4802.1−10%

34Butler County, PAPA200,1692.1−14%

35Fulton County, PAPA14,4832.1−9%

36Clarion County, PAPA36,6802.1−4%

37Lycoming County, PAPA112,5872.1−15%

38Clinton County, PAPA37,8702.1−14%

39Washington County, PAPA210,8022.1−8%

40Beaver County, PAPA166,0322.1−8%

41Fayette County, PAPA123,0212.1−7%

42Juniata County, PAPA23,4032.0−19%

43Erie County, PAPA265,8322.0−10%

44Elk County, PAPA29,9262.0−2%

45Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0352.0−8%

46Somerset County, PAPA72,0042.0−8%

47Mifflin County, PAPA46,1272.0−12%

48Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2812.0−1%

49Armstrong County, PAPA63,6982.0−3%

50Tioga County, PAPA40,5021.9−15%

51Jefferson County, PAPA43,2551.9+3%

52Greene County, PAPA33,8851.9+5%

53Potter County, PAPA15,8971.9−12%

54Cameron County, PAPA4,2111.9−0%

55Forest County, PAPA6,6141.9−14%

56Crawford County, PAPA81,7921.9−11%

57Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0011.9−14%

58Lawrence County, PAPA83,9111.9−14%

59Cambria County, PAPA128,9681.8−10%

60Clearfield County, PAPA78,1001.8−4%

61Northumberland County, PAPA89,9201.8−21%

62Blair County, PAPA119,5411.7−19%

63Mercer County, PAPA107,8601.7−22%

64Venango County, PAPA49,3461.7−2%

65Warren County, PAPA37,0381.7−5%

66Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0851.6−16%

67McKean County, PAPA38,9841.6−1%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES