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Least affordable housing, Pennsylvania counties · 2020

Pennsylvania counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2020 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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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

01Centre County, PAPA157,3933.9+5%

02Bucks County, PAPA647,8283.7−15%

03Chester County, PAPA557,1163.5−10%

04Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2813.5−6%

05Montgomery County, PAPA877,6433.5−10%

06Union County, PAPA42,3133.3+5%

07Lehigh County, PAPA384,3833.3−14%

08Delaware County, PAPA580,9373.3−13%

09Wayne County, PAPA51,7033.2−15%

10Sullivan County, PAPA5,8563.2−3%

11Lancaster County, PAPA563,1593.1−7%

12Montour County, PAPA17,8683.1−2%

13Adams County, PAPA107,5943.1−13%

14Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2373.1+8%

15Northampton County, PAPA324,4113.1−19%

16Fulton County, PAPA14,4833.0−14%

17Butler County, PAPA200,1693.0+7%

18Lycoming County, PAPA112,5872.9+6%

19Columbia County, PAPA66,1932.9+6%

20Franklin County, PAPA160,6522.9−14%

21Tioga County, PAPA40,5022.9+12%

22Cumberland County, PAPA277,2702.9+0%

23Juniata County, PAPA23,4032.9+0%

24Bradford County, PAPA59,6002.9+15%

25Snyder County, PAPA39,6552.9+4%

26Wyoming County, PAPA25,7902.9−3%

27Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5022.9−9%

28Lebanon County, PAPA146,3802.9−4%

29Clinton County, PAPA37,8702.8+14%

30Berks County, PAPA440,0722.8−11%

31Dauphin County, PAPA293,3512.8−5%

32Pike County, PAPA62,8082.8−28%

33Bedford County, PAPA47,4802.7−2%

34Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0012.7+5%

35York County, PAPA473,1972.7−13%

36Erie County, PAPA265,8322.6+3%

37Carbon County, PAPA65,8682.6−11%

38Washington County, PAPA210,8022.6−1%

39Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0352.6+8%

40Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3242.6−4%

41Perry County, PAPA46,8062.5−8%

42Monroe County, PAPA167,1792.5−30%

43Blair County, PAPA119,5412.5+10%

44Beaver County, PAPA166,0322.5+4%

45Indiana County, PAPA82,8782.5+3%

46Clarion County, PAPA36,6802.5+2%

47Mercer County, PAPA107,8602.4+2%

48Luzerne County, PAPA332,1262.4−9%

49Northumberland County, PAPA89,9202.4−0%

50Potter County, PAPA15,8972.3+1%

51Crawford County, PAPA81,7922.3−10%

52Lawrence County, PAPA83,9112.3+4%

53Forest County, PAPA6,6142.2−2%

54Somerset County, PAPA72,0042.2−6%

55Jefferson County, PAPA43,2552.2+5%

56Mifflin County, PAPA46,1272.2−11%

57Greene County, PAPA33,8852.2+8%

58Fayette County, PAPA123,0212.2−9%

59Armstrong County, PAPA63,6982.1+1%

60Cambria County, PAPA128,9682.0−8%

61Clearfield County, PAPA78,1002.0−11%

62Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0852.0−5%

63Warren County, PAPA37,0382.0−4%

64Cameron County, PAPA4,2111.9+5%

65Venango County, PAPA49,3461.9−2%

66Elk County, PAPA29,9261.9−10%

67McKean County, PAPA38,9841.7−7%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS