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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 (1990 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 2.1.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS –

01Pike County, PAPA62,8083.9–

02Wayne County, PAPA51,7033.6–

03Monroe County, PAPA167,1793.6–

04Chester County, PAPA557,1163.4–

05Montgomery County, PAPA877,6433.3–

06Bucks County, PAPA647,8283.2–

07Northampton County, PAPA324,4113.2–

08Lehigh County, PAPA384,3833.0–

09Delaware County, PAPA580,9373.0–

10Centre County, PAPA157,3932.9–

11Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5022.7–

12Lancaster County, PAPA563,1592.7–

13Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2372.6–

14Adams County, PAPA107,5942.6–

15Berks County, PAPA440,0722.5–

16Wyoming County, PAPA25,7902.5–

17Carbon County, PAPA65,8682.5–

18Cumberland County, PAPA277,2702.5–

19Franklin County, PAPA160,6522.4–

20York County, PAPA473,1972.4–

21Union County, PAPA42,3132.4–

22Lebanon County, PAPA146,3802.4–

23Sullivan County, PAPA5,8562.4–

24Luzerne County, PAPA332,1262.4–

25Dauphin County, PAPA293,3512.3–

26Montour County, PAPA17,8682.3–

27Columbia County, PAPA66,1932.3–

28Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3242.2–

29Snyder County, PAPA39,6552.2–

30Indiana County, PAPA82,8782.2–

31Perry County, PAPA46,8062.2–

32Bradford County, PAPA59,6002.1–

33Bedford County, PAPA47,4802.1–

34Butler County, PAPA200,1692.1–

35Fulton County, PAPA14,4832.1–

36Clarion County, PAPA36,6802.1–

37Lycoming County, PAPA112,5872.1–

38Clinton County, PAPA37,8702.1–

39Washington County, PAPA210,8022.1–

40Beaver County, PAPA166,0322.1–

41Fayette County, PAPA123,0212.1–

42Juniata County, PAPA23,4032.0–

43Erie County, PAPA265,8322.0–

44Elk County, PAPA29,9262.0–

45Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0352.0–

46Somerset County, PAPA72,0042.0–

47Mifflin County, PAPA46,1272.0–

48Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2812.0–

49Armstrong County, PAPA63,6982.0–

50Tioga County, PAPA40,5021.9–

51Jefferson County, PAPA43,2551.9–

52Greene County, PAPA33,8851.9–

53Potter County, PAPA15,8971.9–

54Cameron County, PAPA4,2111.9–

55Forest County, PAPA6,6141.9–

56Crawford County, PAPA81,7921.9–

57Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0011.9–

58Lawrence County, PAPA83,9111.9–

59Cambria County, PAPA128,9681.8–

60Clearfield County, PAPA78,1001.8–

61Northumberland County, PAPA89,9201.8–

62Blair County, PAPA119,5411.7–

63Mercer County, PAPA107,8601.7–

64Venango County, PAPA49,3461.7–

65Warren County, PAPA37,0381.7–

66Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0851.6–

67McKean County, PAPA38,9841.6–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS