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The median home value in Dauphin County, PA is $281,448 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.23% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$281,448
Year-over-Year
+3.23%
National Rank
#1099 of 3071
Dauphin County ranks 21st out of 67 counties in PA by median home price, and is +20.1% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within PA, the typical county has a median home value of $230,781, making Dauphin County +22.0% above the PA state median.
Households here earn a median of $76,242 a year against a typical home value of $281,448 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.7×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 52% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Dauphin County recorded a violent crime rate of 387 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,159 per 100,000.
Based on 6 reporting cities covering 114,842 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Dauphin County is $281,448. That's up 3.23% from a year earlier. That is about 20.1% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Dauphin County the 21st most expensive of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
Median household income here is $76,242, so a typical home costs about 3.7× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Dauphin County recorded 387 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 114,842 residents across 6 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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