housing costs · Pennsylvania
Housing costs in Philadelphia County
What it costs to live here: rent, home values and the share of income rent takes.
Median gross rent
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $1,397 | ± $14 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $1,323 | ± $13 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $1,250 | ± $12 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $1,149 | ± $8 | evidence → |
Median home value
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | $243,100 | ± $2,641 | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | $232,400 | ± $2,320 | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | $215,500 | ± $2,089 | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | $184,100 | ± $2,597 | evidence → |
Rent as share of income
| Survey period | Value | Margin of error | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 31.4 % | ± 0.7 % | evidence → |
| 2019–2023 | 31.2 % | ± 0.6 % | evidence → |
| 2018–2022 | 31.3 % | ± 0.6 % | evidence → |
| 2017–2021 | 31.1 % | ± 0.5 % | evidence → |
In context
Median rent in Philadelphia County is $1,397, above the Pennsylvania median of $901 across 67 counties (2020–2024).
American Community Survey, five-year estimates. Each release covers five years, so consecutive releases overlap by four of them — a change from one release to the next is damped, and reading them as annual values understates swings. Margins of error are at 90 % confidence and are wide in sparsely populated counties.
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