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Most affordable housing, Pennsylvania counties · 1990

Pennsylvania counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (1990 ACS). 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 –

01McKean County, PAPA38,9841.6–

02Schuylkill County, PAPA145,0851.6–

03Warren County, PAPA37,0381.7–

04Venango County, PAPA49,3461.7–

05Mercer County, PAPA107,8601.7–

06Blair County, PAPA119,5411.7–

07Northumberland County, PAPA89,9201.8–

08Clearfield County, PAPA78,1001.8–

09Cambria County, PAPA128,9681.8–

10Lawrence County, PAPA83,9111.9–

11Huntingdon County, PAPA43,0011.9–

12Crawford County, PAPA81,7921.9–

13Forest County, PAPA6,6141.9–

14Cameron County, PAPA4,2111.9–

15Potter County, PAPA15,8971.9–

16Greene County, PAPA33,8851.9–

17Jefferson County, PAPA43,2551.9–

18Tioga County, PAPA40,5021.9–

19Armstrong County, PAPA63,6982.0–

20Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2812.0–

21Mifflin County, PAPA46,1272.0–

22Somerset County, PAPA72,0042.0–

23Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0352.0–

24Elk County, PAPA29,9262.0–

25Erie County, PAPA265,8322.0–

26Juniata County, PAPA23,4032.0–

27Fayette County, PAPA123,0212.1–

28Beaver County, PAPA166,0322.1–

29Washington County, PAPA210,8022.1–

30Clinton County, PAPA37,8702.1–

31Lycoming County, PAPA112,5872.1–

32Clarion County, PAPA36,6802.1–

33Fulton County, PAPA14,4832.1–

34Butler County, PAPA200,1692.1–

35Bedford County, PAPA47,4802.1–

36Bradford County, PAPA59,6002.1–

37Perry County, PAPA46,8062.2–

38Indiana County, PAPA82,8782.2–

39Snyder County, PAPA39,6552.2–

40Westmoreland County, PAPA349,3242.2–

41Columbia County, PAPA66,1932.3–

42Montour County, PAPA17,8682.3–

43Dauphin County, PAPA293,3512.3–

44Luzerne County, PAPA332,1262.4–

45Sullivan County, PAPA5,8562.4–

46Lebanon County, PAPA146,3802.4–

47Union County, PAPA42,3132.4–

48York County, PAPA473,1972.4–

49Franklin County, PAPA160,6522.4–

50Cumberland County, PAPA277,2702.5–

51Carbon County, PAPA65,8682.5–

52Wyoming County, PAPA25,7902.5–

53Berks County, PAPA440,0722.5–

54Adams County, PAPA107,5942.6–

55Susquehanna County, PAPA38,2372.6–

56Lancaster County, PAPA563,1592.7–

57Lackawanna County, PAPA216,5022.7–

58Centre County, PAPA157,3932.9–

59Delaware County, PAPA580,9373.0–

60Lehigh County, PAPA384,3833.0–

61Northampton County, PAPA324,4113.2–

62Bucks County, PAPA647,8283.2–

63Montgomery County, PAPA877,6433.3–

64Chester County, PAPA557,1163.4–

65Monroe County, PAPA167,1793.6–

66Wayne County, PAPA51,7033.6–

67Pike County, PAPA62,8083.9–

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