The story of this market
The typical home in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania sells for about $278,867, or $203 per square foot.
Prices are up +4.6% from a year ago, so sellers still have some momentum. Homes take about 65 days to sell, which is slow. Over the long run, values in this county have grown 239% since 2000. Last year 161 of 250 neighborhoods saw prices rise, so the story isn't the same street to street. The biggest natural hazard here is heat wave, which FEMA rates very high. HUD's fair market rent for a two-bedroom is $1,860 a month.
HUD sets the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom at $1,860 a month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates overall hazard risk here as Relatively Moderate.
Price climate
Every year of price change, 2000–2025
+0.6%
2025
Each stripe is one year's median price change across the area's census tracts (FHFA repeat-sales index). Deep blue is a strong gain year, red a falling year. Best: 2005 (+19.9%). Worst: 2009 (-2.7%). Hover to read a year.
Monthly price momentum
Home values since 2015
+3.6%
PA · past 12 months
Freddie Mac House Price Index, single-family homes, monthly through 2026-08. Each line starts at 100 in January 2015, so a reading of 180 means prices are up 80% since then.
Rent benchmark
Fair market rent by size
$2,216
3-bed / month
HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal 2027, for this county. A typical rent for a modest unit, used to set housing-voucher payments.
Neighborhood price trend
Long-run price trend, 2000–2025
+0.6%
2025 change
FHFA repeat-sales index, median of 250 census tracts in this county (2000 = 100). Bars are each year's median change.
Natural hazard exposure
The area's risk shape
67
Relatively Moderate
FEMA National Risk Index. Each spoke is a hazard ranked nationally, where 100 is the most exposed. Expected annual loss: $667,071,886.
Mortgage activity
Home lending in this county
66.7%
2018 approval rate
| Year | Applications | Loans made | Approval | Investor share | Median home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 62664 | 28476 | 66.7% | 13.7% | $195,000 |
CFPB Home Mortgage Disclosure Act records: every mortgage application reported by lenders for homes in this county. Approval rate is approved ÷ decided (withdrawn and incomplete files excluded). Investor share and home value are the median census tract.
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia County housing market shows moderate price appreciation with a 4.6% year-over-year increase. Inventory levels are rising, though homes are taking longer to sell compared to the previous year, indicating a shift toward a more balanced market.
No ARED distress-ledger coverage for this county yet — the foreclosure ingest rotates the national county directory, and filings appear here once the county's posted notices are read. Key-figure check: median price corroborated by the published ten-year series (2025) (within 12.5%).
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Median prices moved down 3.4% year over year.
Homes spend a median of 72 days on market with 0.0 months of supply — a fast-moving market.
0% of listings have cut prices · homes sell at 34.78% of asking — demand is holding steady.
no recorded foreclosure-ledger notices (0.0 per 10,000 residents) — a stable, low-distress profile.
Owned and leased federal assets with active or excess status, per the General Services Administration's Real Estate Across the United States inventory (read 2026-09-25). A federal footprint read on this county — not a market valuation, and never an attribute of any individual property or tenant.
Deterministic aggregate of 52 researched ZIP reports — sales_count-weighted (population fallback); per point, children lacking the value or its weight are excluded. Tax rates, sentiment and context notes are tier-native and never roll.
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — researched county-level history with a deterministic 1 / 3 / 5-year projection
Solid: researched ten-year history · dotted: 1 / 3 / 5-year projection extended from the historical 4.3%/yr trend — a deterministic estimate, not a published forecast or guarantee.
Each property observation weighs one in its ZIP's deterministic roll-up — property-level records (taxes, scores, permits) never roll individually. Latest property research run Oct 8, 2026.
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| 19101 | Philadelphia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | researched Sep 29 |
| 19102 | Philadelphia | $318,000 | $339 | -41.7% | 132 | — | — | — | 56 | $2,217 | researched Sep 29 |
| 19103 | Philadelphia | $432,500 | $475 | -14.7% | 73 | — | — | — | 202 | $2,184 | researched Oct 9 |
| 19104 | Philadelphia | $197,000 | $114 | -19.8% | 67 | 92% | — | — | 937 | $1,364 | researched Sep 30 |
| 19106 | Philadelphia | $625,000 | $435 | +2.2% | 79 | 97.5% | 18.5% | 4.2 | 117 | $2,238 | researched Oct 1 |
| 19107 | Philadelphia | $301,499 | $335 | +1.5% | 57 | 98% | 18.5% | 16.1 | 110 | $1,759 | researched Sep 29 |
| 19108 | Philadelphia | $363,000 | $363 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2,460 | researched Sep 29 |
| 19109 | Philadelphia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | researched Sep 29 |
| 19110 | Philadelphia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | researched Sep 29 |
| 19111 | Philadelphia | $297,758 | $208 | +0.3% | 13 | 98.5% | 15% | 2.1 | 120 | $1,268 | researched Oct 22 |
Figures are each ZIP report's own latest research — the county roll-up aggregates them sales_count-weighted (population fallback); ZIPs cycle quarterly.
Composed from the ARED governance burden registry — tier-native tax structure (state + county + city + special districts), never averaged. State (Pennsylvania) — Homestead/Farmstead Exclusion: Formula: (Assessed Value - Exclusion Amount) × Tax Rate = Tax Owed. Exclusion amount varies by school district and county. State (Pennsylvania) — Property Tax Assessment: Tax = Assessed Value × Local Millage Rate (1 mill = $1 per $1,000 of assessed value).
- Adventure Aquarium4.64.8 mi
- Sesame Place Philadelphia4.118 mi
- Diggerland USA4.417.8 mi
- Franklin Square4.64.2 mi
- Thrillz High Flying Adventure Park4.512.7 mi
- Lincoln Financial Field4.68.1 mi
- Citizens Bank Park4.77.8 mi
- Xfinity Mobile Arena4.58.2 mi
- Philadelphia Museum of Art4.84.3 mi
- Peddler's Village4.723.5 mi
- Philadelphia Museum of Art4.84.3 mi
- Parx Casino4.111.8 mi
- Adventure Aquarium4.64.8 mi
- Liberty Bell4.64.6 mi
- Sesame Place Philadelphia4.118 mi
- Philadelphia Museum of Art4.84.3 mi
- Liberty Bell4.64.6 mi
- Peddler's Village4.723.5 mi
- Philadelphia Museum of Art Steps4.74.3 mi
- The Franklin Institute4.64.5 mi
- Philadelphia Zoo4.54.6 mi
- JFK Plaza (Love Park)4.54.6 mi
- Franklin Square4.64.2 mi
- FDR Park4.58.3 mi
- Morris Arboretum & Gardens of the University of Pennsylvania4.87 mi
- Topgolf King of Prussia3.815.9 mi
- Topgolf Mount Laurel4.412.3 mi
- Topgolf Philadelphia4.19.4 mi
- Aronimink Golf Club4.714.7 mi
- Philadelphia Cricket Club4.88.1 mi
- King of Prussia4.614.6 mi
- Reading Terminal Market4.74.5 mi
- Cherry Hill Mall4.47.6 mi
- Gloucester Premium Outlets4.516.5 mi
- Deptford Mall4.312.8 mi
- Philadelphia International Airport3.811.5 mi
- Trenton-Mercer Airport3.924.5 mi
Theme parks, venues, golf, airports, museums, water and shopping across the area from Google Maps, ranked by popularity within the radius shown.
data.census.gov
Municipalities may enact zoning, subdivision, and land development ordinances.
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (53 P.S. §§ 10101 et seq.)
applies when — Residential dwellings built before 1978.
Mandatory disclosure of known lead-based paint hazards.
Federal mandate incorporated into state disclosure expectations
Borrowers may cure default up to one hour before the foreclosure auction by paying all past-due amounts, fees, and costs.
Act 6 and Act 91
applies when — Communities with >12 units created after Feb 3, 1997.
Governed by the Uniform Planned Community Act (UPCA) regarding assessments, common elements, and association powers.
68 Pa. C.S. §§ 5101-5414
applies when — Applies to transfers of 1–4 unit residential properties.
Sellers must provide a written statement disclosing known material defects before the agreement of sale is signed.
68 Pa. C.S. §§ 7301-7315
applies when — Owner-occupied primary residences.
Formula: (Assessed Value - Exclusion Amount) × Tax Rate = Tax Owed. Exclusion amount varies by school district and county.
Taxpayer Relief Act (Act 1 of 2006)
Lenders must file a lawsuit and obtain a court judgment to foreclose; non-judicial or power-of-sale is prohibited.
Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure Rules 1141-1150
Tax = Assessed Value × Local Millage Rate (1 mill = $1 per $1,000 of assessed value).
Pennsylvania Constitution Art. VIII
Governance registry — every jurisdiction re-researches on a rolling 90-day cycle. Property reports compose these inherited burdens into a per-parcel ledger with conditional determinations. Informational only — not legal advice.