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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 (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

01Centre County, PAPA157,3933.9+30%

02Bucks County, PAPA647,8283.7+35%

03Chester County, PAPA557,1163.5+29%

04Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2813.5+76%

05Montgomery County, PAPA877,6433.5+34%

06Union County, PAPA42,3133.3+38%

07Lehigh County, PAPA384,3833.3+26%

08Delaware County, PAPA580,9373.3+28%

09Wayne County, PAPA51,7033.2+5%

10Sullivan County, PAPA5,8563.2+20%

11Lancaster County, PAPA563,1593.1+21%

12Montour County, PAPA17,8683.1+29%

13Adams County, PAPA107,5943.1+21%

14Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2373.1+23%

15Northampton County, PAPA324,4113.1+17%

16Fulton County, PAPA14,4833.0+27%

17Butler County, PAPA200,1693.0+20%

18Lycoming County, PAPA112,5872.9+18%

19Columbia County, PAPA66,1932.9+17%

20Franklin County, PAPA160,6522.9+25%

21Tioga County, PAPA40,5022.9+30%

22Cumberland County, PAPA277,2702.9+17%

23Juniata County, PAPA23,4032.9+15%

24Bradford County, PAPA59,6002.9+36%

25Snyder County, PAPA39,6552.9+18%

26Wyoming County, PAPA25,7902.9+14%

27Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5022.9+8%

28Lebanon County, PAPA146,3802.9+18%

29Clinton County, PAPA37,8702.8+17%

30Berks County, PAPA440,0722.8+21%

31Dauphin County, PAPA293,3512.8+17%

32Pike County, PAPA62,8082.8+5%

33Bedford County, PAPA47,4802.7+16%

34Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0012.7+24%

35York County, PAPA473,1972.7+11%

36Erie County, PAPA265,8322.6+16%

37Carbon County, PAPA65,8682.6+13%

38Washington County, PAPA210,8022.6+15%

39Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0352.6+19%

40Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3242.6+8%

41Perry County, PAPA46,8062.5+12%

42Monroe County, PAPA167,1792.5−6%

43Blair County, PAPA119,5412.5+17%

44Beaver County, PAPA166,0322.5+12%

45Indiana County, PAPA82,8782.5+11%

46Clarion County, PAPA36,6802.5+12%

47Mercer County, PAPA107,8602.4+13%

48Luzerne County, PAPA332,1262.4−1%

49Northumberland County, PAPA89,9202.4+9%

50Potter County, PAPA15,8972.3+6%

51Crawford County, PAPA81,7922.3+7%

52Lawrence County, PAPA83,9112.3+5%

53Forest County, PAPA6,6142.2+3%

54Somerset County, PAPA72,0042.2+2%

55Jefferson County, PAPA43,2552.2+17%

56Mifflin County, PAPA46,1272.2−2%

57Greene County, PAPA33,8852.2+19%

58Fayette County, PAPA123,0212.2−2%

59Armstrong County, PAPA63,6982.1+4%

60Cambria County, PAPA128,9682.0−2%

61Clearfield County, PAPA78,1002.0+5%

62Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0852.0+1%

63Warren County, PAPA37,0382.0+13%

64Cameron County, PAPA4,2111.9+0%

65Venango County, PAPA49,3461.9+9%

66Elk County, PAPA29,9261.9−9%

67McKean County, PAPA38,9841.7+2%

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