Lancaster County, PA Housing

Lancaster, PA County is a great place to buy a house, with a median home value of $299,400. The median home value in the US is $338,100. In addition to this favorable price point, Lancaster's homes rose 14.39% in value over the past year - significantly higher than the national average appreciation rate of 8.27%. With such an impressive appreciation rate and competitive pricing, now is an ideal time to invest in Lancaster real estate.

The median home cost in Lancaster County is $299,400. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 68.3%. Home Appreciation in Lancaster County is up 13.5%.

Average Age of Homes

- The median age of Lancaster County real estate is 42 years old

The Rental Market in Lancaster County

- Renters make up 29.1% of the Lancaster County population
- 0.8% of houses and apartments in Lancaster County, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW

Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

Housing by Year Built

Housing	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	United States
	215,288.0	139,647,020.0
	45	42
	$299,400	$338,100
	13.5%	16.6%
	50.9%	57.0%
	68.3%	101.1%
	$16.04	$10.98
	$3,677	$2,690
	67.1%	57.4%
	3.7%	11.2%
	29.1%	31.4%
Vacant Housing
	0.8%	1.9%
	0.2%	0.4%
	0.5%	0.7%
	0.2%	0.4%
	0.2%	3.6%
	1.8%	4.1%
Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
	1.6%	2.6%
	1.7%	2.4%
	1.2%	2.8%
	1.7%	3.9%
	2.2%	4.5%
	10.8%	11.3%
	19.7%	13.0%
	34.5%	20.1%
	14.3%	13.6%
	5.7%	8.3%
	3.9%	9.7%
	1.0%	3.9%
	0.9%	2.2%
	0.4%	0.8%
	0.6%	1.1%
Housing Units by Year Structure Built
	0.2%	0.2%
	11.1%	13.6%
	11.1%	13.6%
	13.4%	13.6%
	14.2%	13.2%
	12.2%	14.8%
	13.4%	13.6%
	9.4%	10.0%
	4.4%	4.7%
	20.2%	12.2%

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