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The median home value in Berks County, PA is $315,430 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.06% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$315,430
Year-over-Year
+3.06%
National Rank
#868 of 3071
Berks County ranks 13th out of 67 counties in PA by median home price, and is +34.6% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within PA, the typical county has a median home value of $230,781, making Berks County +36.7% above the PA state median.
Households here earn a median of $79,777 a year against a typical home value of $315,430 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.0×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 61% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Berks County recorded a violent crime rate of 257 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,260 per 100,000.
Based on 15 reporting cities covering 157,570 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Berks County is $315,430. That's up 3.06% from a year earlier. That is about 34.6% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Berks County the 13th most expensive of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
Median household income here is $79,777, so a typical home costs about 4.0× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Berks County recorded 257 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 157,570 residents across 15 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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