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The median home value in Chester County, PA is $582,402 as of 2026-07-31, up 2.66% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$582,402
Year-over-Year
+2.66%
National Rank
#126 of 3071
Chester County ranks 1st out of 67 counties in PA by median home price, and is +148.5% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within PA, the typical county has a median home value of $230,781, making Chester County +152.4% above the PA state median.
Households here earn a median of $127,208 a year against a typical home value of $582,402 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.6×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 77% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Chester County recorded a violent crime rate of 326 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,422 per 100,000.
Based on 11 reporting cities covering 110,879 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Chester County is $582,402. That's up 2.66% from a year earlier. That is about 148.5% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Chester County the 1st most expensive of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
Median household income here is $127,208, so a typical home costs about 4.6× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Chester County recorded 326 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 110,879 residents across 11 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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