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The median home value in Fayette County, PA is $146,930 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.29% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$146,930
Year-over-Year
+0.29%
National Rank
#2603 of 3071
Fayette County ranks 56th out of 67 counties in PA by median home price, and is -37.3% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within PA, the typical county has a median home value of $230,781, making Fayette County -36.3% below the PA state median.
Households here earn a median of $58,236 a year against a typical home value of $146,930 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.5×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 14% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Fayette County recorded a violent crime rate of 619 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 2,175 per 100,000.
Based on 5 reporting cities covering 16,002 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Fayette County is $146,930. That's up 0.29% from a year earlier. That is about 37.3% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Fayette County the 56th most expensive of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
Median household income here is $58,236, so a typical home costs about 2.5× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Fayette County recorded 619 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 16,002 residents across 5 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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