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Most affordable housing, Pennsylvania counties

Pennsylvania counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2024 ACS). 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: Sullivan County, PA, up 28 places to #30.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01McKean County, PAPA38,9841.7+2%

02▲2Cameron County, PAPA4,2111.8−7%

03Venango County, PAPA49,3461.9+15%

04▼2Elk County, PAPA29,9262.00%

05▲3Cambria County, PAPA128,9682.1+13%

06▼1Warren County, PAPA37,0382.1+27%

07Clearfield County, PAPA78,1002.2+21%

08▲7Forest County, PAPA6,6142.2+18%

09▼3Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0852.2+36%

10▲1Greene County, PAPA33,8852.3+18%

11▲5Lawrence County, PAPA83,9112.4+28%

12▲1Jefferson County, PAPA43,2552.4+24%

13▼4Armstrong County, PAPA63,6982.4+24%

14▼2Mifflin County, PAPA46,1272.5+24%

15▼1Somerset County, PAPA72,0042.5+23%

16▼6Fayette County, PAPA123,0212.5+20%

17▲5Clarion County, PAPA36,6802.5+17%

18▼1Crawford County, PAPA81,7922.5+36%

19▲4Indiana County, PAPA82,8782.5+16%

20▲5Blair County, PAPA119,5412.6+48%

21▼3Potter County, PAPA15,8972.6+35%

22▼3Northumberland County, PAPA89,9202.7+52%

23▲1Beaver County, PAPA166,0322.7+30%

24▼4Luzerne County, PAPA332,1262.7+16%

25▼4Mercer County, PAPA107,8602.7+61%

26▲2Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3242.7+25%

27▲20Tioga County, PAPA40,5022.8+45%

28▲4Erie County, PAPA265,8322.8+39%

29▲5Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0012.8+50%

30▲28Sullivan County, PAPA5,8562.8+20%

31▲8Clinton County, PAPA37,8702.9+38%

32▼2Washington County, PAPA210,8022.9+39%

33▼4Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0352.9+45%

34▼1York County, PAPA473,1972.9+20%

35▲9Bradford County, PAPA59,6002.9+37%

36▲6Wyoming County, PAPA25,7903.0+20%

37▼10Perry County, PAPA46,8063.0+36%

38▼3Bedford County, PAPA47,4803.0+39%

39▲2Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5023.0+11%

40Lebanon County, PAPA146,3803.1+29%

41▼4Dauphin County, PAPA293,3513.1+35%

42▼11Carbon County, PAPA65,8683.1+27%

43▲19Union County, PAPA42,3133.1+29%

44▲10Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2373.2+21%

45▲5Lycoming County, PAPA112,5873.2+49%

46▲6Fulton County, PAPA14,4833.2+48%

47▼1Cumberland County, PAPA277,2703.2+29%

48▲1Columbia County, PAPA66,1933.2+40%

49▲6Adams County, PAPA107,5943.2+22%

50▼24Monroe County, PAPA167,1793.2−11%

51▼8Snyder County, PAPA39,6553.2+47%

52▲4Montour County, PAPA17,8683.2+41%

53▼15Berks County, PAPA440,0723.2+28%

54▼6Franklin County, PAPA160,6523.2+33%

55▼10Juniata County, PAPA23,4033.3+61%

56▼5Butler County, PAPA200,1693.3+53%

57▼21Pike County, PAPA62,8083.4−14%

58▼5Northampton County, PAPA324,4113.5+8%

59▼2Lancaster County, PAPA563,1593.5+29%

60Delaware County, PAPA580,9373.7+24%

61Lehigh County, PAPA384,3833.8+25%

62▲3Chester County, PAPA557,1163.8+12%

63Montgomery County, PAPA877,6433.8+18%

64▼5Wayne County, PAPA51,7033.9+8%

65▲1Bucks County, PAPA647,8283.9+21%

66▼2Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2813.9+99%

67Centre County, PAPA157,3934.4+52%

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