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The median home value in Mercer County, PA is $172,517 as of 2026-07-31, up 1.01% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$172,517
Year-over-Year
+1.01%
National Rank
#2301 of 3071
Mercer County ranks 48th out of 67 counties in PA by median home price, and is -26.4% below the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within PA, the typical county has a median home value of $230,781, making Mercer County -25.2% below the PA state median.
Households here earn a median of $59,976 a year against a typical home value of $172,517 — a price-to-income ratio of 2.9×, comfortably below the 3× income level generally considered manageable. That is less affordable than roughly 23% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Mercer County recorded a violent crime rate of 385 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the national range. Property crime runs at 1,242 per 100,000.
Based on 8 reporting cities covering 48,300 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Mercer County is $172,517. That's up 1.01% from a year earlier. That is about 26.4% below the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Mercer County the 48th most expensive of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
Median household income here is $59,976, so a typical home costs about 2.9× annual household earnings — relatively affordable compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Mercer County recorded 385 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 48,300 residents across 8 reporting cities, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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