Pennsylvania’s average residential sale price rose 58% from 2019 to 2025 while the number of sales fell 15%, according to a new analysis by the state’s Independent Fiscal Office.
The office’s October research brief uses State Tax Equalization Board data for valid residential sales across the state. It counted 104,278 sales in 2025, about 19,000 fewer than in 2019, even as the average price rose. Over the same period, the IFO said personal income grew 34%.
The statewide average masks large differences among counties. Average prices increased most in northeastern Pennsylvania, led by Carbon County at 91%, Monroe County at 90% and Pike County at 87%. The IFO said price growth varied widely across regions and sales declined in most counties.
In Adams County, a separate annual report from the Realtors Association of York and Adams Counties put the 2025 median sale price at $335,000, a 5% increase from 2024. The county figure is a median, while the IFO’s statewide 58% comparison uses average prices, so the measures should not be compared as if they were identical.
The local report tracks the county’s median price rising from about $200,000 in 2019 to $335,000 in 2025. It also shows how the pace of growth changed over the period, with prices climbing sharply during the pandemic-era market and continuing to rise afterward.
The IFO’s dataset includes owner-occupied homes, second homes and small rental properties, and excludes sales county assessment offices did not consider valid. It is a view of completed transactions, not a measure of what every home is worth or what buyers can afford.
Households may experience the market differently depending on income, mortgage rates, available listings and whether they already own a home. The IFO report documents price and sales trends but does not identify a single cause for the statewide increase.
For Adams County buyers, the figures show that local sale prices remain elevated compared with the years before 2020. The county and state reports provide a baseline for tracking whether prices and sales change as the market moves through 2026.