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The median home value in Lancaster County, PA is $387,893 as of 2026-08-31, up 4.51% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$387,893
Year-over-Year
+4.51%
National Rank
#486 of 3071
Lancaster County ranks 4th out of 67 counties in PA by median home price, and is +65.0% above the U.S. national median of $235,072. Within PA, the typical county has a median home value of $233,681, making Lancaster County +66.0% above the PA state median.
The typical home value decreased by 0.1%, from $388,209 in May 2026 to $387,893 in Aug 2026.
Monthly Zillow Home Value Index snapshots retained by HomePriceMap. A short history is shown now and grows automatically as each new monthly release arrives.
| Month | Typical home value | Year-over-year change |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | $388,209 | +4.6% |
| Jun 2026 | $392,780 | +4.7% |
| Jul 2026 | $390,027 | +4.6% |
| Aug 2026 | $387,893 | +4.5% |
Households here earn a median of $86,959 a year against a typical home value of $387,893 — a price-to-income ratio of 4.5×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 75% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Lancaster County recorded a violent crime rate of 80 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — lower than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 842 per 100,000.
Based on 7 reporting cities covering 59,022 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Lancaster County is $387,893. That's up 4.51% from a year earlier. That is about 65.0% above the U.S. national county median of $235,072, and makes Lancaster County the 4th most expensive of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
Median household income here is $86,959, so a typical home costs about 4.5× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Lancaster County recorded 80 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 59,022 residents across 7 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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