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The median home value in Philadelphia County, PA is $234,557 as of 2026-07-31, up 0.18% from a year earlier.
Median Home Value
$234,557
Year-over-Year
+0.18%
National Rank
#1533 of 3071
Philadelphia County ranks 31st out of 67 counties in PA by median home price, and is +0.1% above the U.S. national median of $234,352. Within PA, the typical county has a median home value of $230,781, making Philadelphia County +1.6% above the PA state median.
Households here earn a median of $61,953 a year against a typical home value of $234,557 — a price-to-income ratio of 3.8×, above the 3× level usually considered comfortable, but below 5×. That is less affordable than roughly 56% of U.S. counties. (How this is calculated.)
Reporting agencies in Philadelphia County recorded a violent crime rate of 909 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — higher than most counties nationally. Property crime runs at 4,548 per 100,000.
Based on 1 reporting city covering 1,549,259 residents (FBI UCR data — what this covers).
The median home value in Philadelphia County is $234,557. That's up 0.18% from a year earlier. That is about 0.1% above the U.S. national county median of $234,352, and makes Philadelphia County the 31st most expensive of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.
Median household income here is $61,953, so a typical home costs about 3.8× annual household earnings — moderately expensive compared with other U.S. counties.
Reporting police departments in Philadelphia County recorded 909 violent crimes per 100,000 residents. That figure covers 1,549,259 residents across 1 reporting city, so it reflects the county's incorporated areas rather than every community within its borders.
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