Pennsylvania.
37th most expensive state. Typical home $287,078 (+2.2% in a year), estimated payment $1,582 a month. As of Sep 2026.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$793 (+111%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $6,188 +2%
- $280,890$287,078 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $53,527 +23%
- $233,552$287,078 since Sep 2021
- 10 years
- Up $118,812 +71%
- $168,266$287,078 since Sep 2016
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- Pennsylvania$1,507
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 17 years.
Typical home values in Pennsylvania rose 2.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
Buying the typical Pennsylvania home now takes 24% of the median household income ($77,971/yr, ACS 2020–2024) — the standard affordability line is 30%.
Share of median income needed to buy
Monthly payment for the typical home against the local median household income. Income is an annual survey, stepped — the saw-teeth are survey years, not markets.
- Pennsylvania23.19%
- United States28.57%
Pennsylvania home values
Zillow Home Value Index against the national figure. Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- Pennsylvania$287,078
- United States$366,157
Metros in Pennsylvania
Largest first, by population. Zillow publishes rent for fewer metros than home values, so a dash means no series — not a market at zero.
| # | Metro activate to sort by Metro | Rent activate to sort by Rent | 1-yr Δ activate to sort by 1-yr Δ | Home value sorted descending, activate to sort ascending | 1-yr Δ activate to sort by 1-yr Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lancaster | $1,575 | +3.9% | $386,393 | +4.3% |
| 2 | Philadelphia | $1,903 | +3.3% | $386,048 | +2.5% |
| 3 | Allentown | $1,841 | +3.1% | $363,366 | +3.2% |
| 4 | State College | $1,947 | +2.1% | $351,715 | +2.4% |
| 5 | Gettysburg | $1,373 | +2.1% | $331,648 | +3.0% |
| 6 | Lebanon | $1,454 | +2.3% | $319,853 | +5.1% |
| 7 | East Stroudsburg | $1,918 | +3.0% | $310,976 | +1.7% |
| 8 | Reading | $1,551 | +2.9% | $310,920 | +3.5% |
| 9 | York | $1,380 | +4.2% | $309,136 | +3.4% |
| 10 | Harrisburg | $1,481 | +2.7% | $306,578 | +2.6% |
| 11 | Chambersburg | $1,335 | +0.7% | $289,565 | +1.6% |
| 12 | Bloomsburg | $1,235 | +7.0% | $249,959 | +4.5% |
| 13 | Williamsport | $1,087 | +3.2% | $235,744 | +3.5% |
| 14 | Scranton | $1,362 | +4.0% | $233,948 | +2.3% |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | $1,467 | +3.5% | $228,201 | +0.2% |
| 16 | Erie | $1,126 | +2.5% | $222,048 | +4.7% |
| 17 | Somerset | $775 | — | $180,050 | +5.0% |
| 18 | Pottsville | $1,147 | +3.3% | $179,837 | +4.2% |
| 19 | Meadville | $896 | — | $175,981 | +7.1% |
| 20 | Sunbury | $971 | +8.9% | $175,441 | +1.4% |
| 21 | Altoona | $1,004 | +5.1% | $175,414 | +6.4% |
| 22 | Indiana | $1,913 | +30.3% | $172,621 | +8.2% |
| 23 | New Castle | $946 | +8.7% | $164,575 | +4.1% |
| 24 | DuBois | $968 | — | $144,336 | +4.3% |
| 25 | Johnstown | $886 | +2.9% | $124,303 | +3.5% |
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