Income needed to buy a home
Every county in Pennsylvania
In the middle county, Fulton County, the typical home takes $79,887 a year. Locals can afford the typical home in 20 of 67 counties.
| County | Typical home | Monthly cost | Income needed | Local median income | For locals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron County | $85,806 | $703 | $30,148 | $50,573 | Comfortable |
| McKean County | $112,351 | $904 | $38,744 | $62,905 | Comfortable |
| Cambria County | $112,455 | $911 | $39,045 | $58,418 | Comfortable |
| Jefferson County | $122,710 | $959 | $41,085 | $58,686 | Comfortable |
| Forest County | $135,032 | $1,053 | $45,114 | $52,191 | Within reach |
| Venango County | $131,175 | $1,065 | $45,648 | $61,522 | Within reach |
| Warren County | $139,491 | $1,122 | $48,068 | $60,480 | Within reach |
| Clarion County | $143,147 | $1,126 | $48,239 | $62,649 | Within reach |
| Greene County | $141,962 | $1,140 | $48,849 | $68,041 | Within reach |
| Elk County | $143,711 | $1,159 | $49,692 | $66,380 | Within reach |
| Clearfield County | $145,137 | $1,161 | $49,755 | $62,152 | Within reach |
| Fayette County | $147,252 | $1,179 | $50,548 | $58,236 | Within reach |
| Potter County | $159,925 | $1,267 | $54,293 | $59,020 | Right at the edge |
| Lawrence County | $165,003 | $1,345 | $57,649 | $61,931 | Right at the edge |
| Armstrong County | $163,442 | $1,346 | $57,687 | $65,008 | Within reach |
| Schuylkill County | $167,243 | $1,368 | $58,635 | $68,313 | Within reach |
| Huntingdon County | $178,966 | $1,391 | $59,607 | $65,557 | Right at the edge |
| Blair County | $175,423 | $1,401 | $60,024 | $62,382 | Right at the edge |
| Crawford County | $172,992 | $1,409 | $60,379 | $60,476 | Right at the edge |
| Northumberland County | $176,367 | $1,418 | $60,763 | $60,583 | Right at the edge |
| Indiana County | $173,542 | $1,425 | $61,079 | $60,208 | Right at the edge |
| Somerset County | $180,005 | $1,428 | $61,187 | $61,446 | Right at the edge |
| Mercer County | $181,984 | $1,453 | $62,289 | $59,976 | Right at the edge |
| Mifflin County | $198,580 | $1,613 | $69,146 | $63,953 | Right at the edge |
| Clinton County | $201,757 | $1,615 | $69,215 | $60,816 | A stretch |
| Bradford County | $207,174 | $1,652 | $70,800 | $63,675 | A stretch |
| Bedford County | $217,882 | $1,691 | $72,482 | $59,992 | A stretch |
| Sullivan County | $216,480 | $1,710 | $73,268 | $69,764 | Right at the edge |
| Beaver County | $209,758 | $1,724 | $73,870 | $71,089 | Right at the edge |
| Westmoreland County | $215,422 | $1,746 | $74,834 | $74,109 | Right at the edge |
| Tioga County | $221,895 | $1,764 | $75,616 | $64,899 | A stretch |
| Philadelphia County | $233,681 | $1,827 | $78,281 | $61,953 | A stretch |
| Juniata County | $235,174 | $1,839 | $78,798 | $66,318 | A stretch |
| Fulton County | $237,313 | $1,864 | $79,887 | $65,836 | A stretch |
| Luzerne County | $228,853 | $1,884 | $80,725 | $63,691 | A stretch |
| Erie County | $226,099 | $1,892 | $81,103 | $63,354 | A stretch |
| Snyder County | $242,890 | $1,932 | $82,797 | $66,876 | A stretch |
| Washington County | $240,972 | $1,934 | $82,900 | $78,958 | Right at the edge |
| Lycoming County | $238,940 | $1,945 | $83,345 | $63,917 | A stretch |
| Columbia County | $245,148 | $1,959 | $83,978 | $64,644 | A stretch |
| Wyoming County | $242,130 | $1,970 | $84,449 | $72,460 | A stretch |
| Susquehanna County | $251,089 | $1,974 | $84,596 | $68,487 | A stretch |
| Allegheny County | $241,653 | $2,013 | $86,285 | $78,548 | Right at the edge |
| Lackawanna County | $245,203 | $2,029 | $86,966 | $66,223 | A stretch |
| Montour County | $281,361 | $2,215 | $94,946 | $76,976 | A stretch |
| Carbon County | $269,211 | $2,235 | $95,798 | $67,554 | A stretch |
| Dauphin County | $279,969 | $2,289 | $98,086 | $76,242 | A stretch |
| Franklin County | $290,638 | $2,314 | $99,188 | $77,003 | A stretch |
| Union County | $296,401 | $2,397 | $102,732 | $76,404 | A stretch |
| Perry County | $300,194 | $2,401 | $102,910 | $79,444 | A stretch |
| Wayne County | $308,880 | $2,479 | $106,229 | $62,381 | Far off |
| Pike County | $306,296 | $2,492 | $106,817 | $81,323 | A stretch |
| York County | $311,142 | $2,611 | $111,886 | $84,829 | A stretch |
| Lebanon County | $322,198 | $2,619 | $112,248 | $78,425 | Far off |
| Monroe County | $312,769 | $2,645 | $113,342 | $83,565 | A stretch |
| Berks County | $314,709 | $2,656 | $113,831 | $79,777 | A stretch |
| Butler County | $337,845 | $2,675 | $114,634 | $89,843 | A stretch |
| Adams County | $334,231 | $2,716 | $116,392 | $84,092 | A stretch |
| Centre County | $351,317 | $2,800 | $119,996 | $74,291 | Far off |
| Cumberland County | $349,313 | $2,805 | $120,222 | $87,494 | A stretch |
| Lehigh County | $365,791 | $3,031 | $129,891 | $80,079 | Far off |
| Delaware County | $366,541 | $3,101 | $132,880 | $89,546 | Far off |
| Northampton County | $374,608 | $3,112 | $133,383 | $89,184 | Far off |
| Lancaster County | $387,893 | $3,144 | $134,761 | $86,959 | Far off |
| Montgomery County | $494,593 | $4,046 | $173,420 | $113,915 | Far off |
| Bucks County | $527,322 | $4,276 | $183,239 | $114,764 | Far off |
| Chester County | $580,127 | $4,714 | $202,023 | $127,208 | Far off |
10% down, 7.40% 30-year fixed, housing at 28% of gross income. How it works.