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Building a house in Pennsylvania

How many new single-family homes each of Pennsylvania's counties permitted in 2025, what builders declared they would cost, and who is listed here to build one.

15,812 new homes permitted in 2025

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey

A lot ZIP anywhere in the US gives its county and these figures on the home page map.

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Map of Pennsylvania counties, shaded by new single-family homes permitted in 2025
New single-family homes permitted in 2025, per countyUnder 5050 to 199200 to 499500 to 1,9992,000 or moreNo dataUS Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025.

Every county in Pennsylvania

New single-family homes permitted in 2025 and the average value builders declared per home. Permit values usually run below the full cost to build, and an average from fewer than 10 permits is left out. Sort by any column.

CountyNew homesAverage permit value
Allegheny County1,260$342,000
Montgomery County1,223$401,000
Chester County1,082$316,000
York County1,025$294,000
Butler County974$342,000
Lancaster County818$340,000
Bucks County673$298,000
Philadelphia County656$353,000
Cumberland County607$289,000
Franklin County576$333,000
Adams County476$367,000
Westmoreland County397$336,000
Lehigh County386$326,000
Northampton County349$292,000
Berks County335$284,000
Washington County323$360,000
Lebanon County289$413,000
Luzerne County257$322,000
Centre County255$337,000
Monroe County236$341,000
Lackawanna County227$415,000
Delaware County215$416,000
Beaver County209$294,000
Fayette County196$261,000
Erie County183$334,000
Dauphin County180$330,000
Carbon County175$332,000
Schuylkill County169$274,000
Pike County167$379,000
Wayne County150$384,000
Perry County112$292,000
Columbia County106$244,000
Crawford County99$265,000
Mercer County78$301,000
Bedford County75$325,000
Tioga County74$314,000
Clearfield County69$288,000
Lycoming County67$374,000
Snyder County67$318,000
Blair County66$335,000
Huntingdon County64$310,000
Lawrence County64$318,000
Union County63$420,000
Bradford County62$287,000
Cambria County61$374,000
Susquehanna County59$325,000
Somerset County57$361,000
Mifflin County54$276,000
Venango County44$283,000
Indiana County40$298,000
Clinton County38$235,000
Greene County36$280,000
Wyoming County33$242,000
Northumberland County31$356,000
Warren County31$227,000
Juniata County30$283,000
Armstrong County29$321,000
Clarion County23$305,000
Elk County21$229,000
McKean County21$192,000
Potter County21$199,000
Montour County18$540,000
Fulton County17$261,000
Sullivan County12$333,000
Forest County2None
Cameron County0None
Jefferson County0None

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Permit values are what builders declare and usually run below the full cost to build.

Builders and pros listed in Pennsylvania

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