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The median home value in Erie County, PA is $226,760 as of 2026-07-31, up 5.72% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$226,760
Year-over-Year
+5.72%
National Rank
#1640 of 3071
Erie County ranks 36th out of 67 counties in PA by median home price, and is -3.2% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within PA, the typical county has a median home value of $230,781, making Erie County -1.7% below the PA state median.
Households here earn a median of $63,354 a year against a typical home value of $226,760 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.6×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 48% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Erie County recorded a violent crime rate of 352 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,793 per 100,000.
Based on 3 reporting cities covering 104,590 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Erie County is $226,760. That's up 5.72% from a year earlier. That is about 3.2% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Erie County the 36th most expensive of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
Median household income here is $63,354, so a typical home costs about 3.6× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Erie County recorded 352 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 104,590 residents across 3 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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