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Median Home Value

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What does this measure?

The home value reported by the homeowner to the Census Bureau, adjusted for inflation to 2021 dollars. The median represents the mid-point of home values (half the values are above the median and half below).

Why is this important?

A home is usually a person's or family's highest-valued possession. Home values are also an indicator of the region's cost of living, relative wealth, and general prosperity.

How does our county compare?

In 2017-21, the median home value for Lancaster County was $229,300, above the statewide median of $197,300 and slightly below the national median of $244,900. This represents a 19% increase since 2000, compared to a 28% state and a 35% national increase.

After Chester County, at $384,100, Lancaster County had the second highest median home value of surrounding counties, above Berks ($195,900), Cumberland ($217,300), Dauphin ($181,400), Lebanon ($185,100) and York ($191,000).

The City of Lancaster has median home values significantly below the County's median, at $145,300, a 24% increase from 2000.

Notes about the data

Data are presented in 2021 dollars. Multi-year figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. The bureau combined five years of responses to the survey to provide estimates for smaller geographic areas and increase the precision of its estimates. The survey provides data on characteristics of the population that used to be collected only during the decennial census.

Because of limitations in available data, figures for 2000 are for single-family homes, but figures for ACS five years are for all owner-occupied housing units. For most counties in New York, the difference is not large enough to affect analysis of trends. Data for this indicator are expected to be released in the fourth quarter.

Median Home Value
20002007-112012-162017-21
Pennsylvania$154,189$196,597$189,335$197,300
Lancaster County$192,411$225,629$216,092$229,300
Lancaster City$116,943$118,657$123,401$145,300
Lancaster County Boroughs
Adamstown borough$177,285$255,504$230,769$211,500
Akron borough$182,490$208,884$190,351$198,000
Christiana borough$171,593$219,124$190,238$169,000
Columbia borough$121,172$120,102$115,272$122,900
Denver township$167,689$196,838$183,577$180,100
East Petersburg borough$180,538$202,741$185,045$203,500
Elizabethtown borough$180,538$204,427$183,125$190,700
Ephrata borough$160,370$181,418$174,996$175,200
Lititz borough$170,617$212,378$209,205$211,200
Manheim borough$164,111$185,394$166,190$190,300
Marietta borough$144,105$141,184$143,723$172,200
Millersville borough$183,791$209,005$178,158$190,300
Mount Joy borough$171,267$193,344$178,496$196,700
Mountville borough$173,056$207,198$186,399$217,200
New Holland borough$190,460$206,716$223,995$200,600
Quarryville borough$194,201$237,073$206,609$208,900
Strasburg borough$198,755$256,949$220,383$255,000
Terre Hill borough$176,797$219,605$229,527$182,300
Lancaster County Townships
Bart township$231,447$288,511$270,059$270,900
Brecknock township$219,086$262,972$242,850$249,300
Caernarvon township$231,121$298,630$262,156$296,900
Clay township$196,478$246,107$232,237$235,700
Colerain township$242,832$339,587$291,397$326,900
Conestoga township$196,315$239,241$228,286$230,300
Conoy township$193,387$208,161$201,754$195,400
Drumore township$209,164$269,959$245,559$263,800
Earl township$228,194$267,430$270,736$267,400
East Cocalico township$195,502$226,351$217,108$220,100
East Donegal township$184,442$212,980$212,479$230,000
East Drumore township$221,851$252,974$228,173$239,700
East Earl township$207,050$271,887$271,865$276,800
East Hempfield township$234,700$276,946$267,011$263,700
East Lampeter township$204,773$239,000$248,721$243,300
Eden township$209,164$278,874$272,881$319,700
Elizabeth township$207,375$255,263$223,431$239,100
Ephrata township$193,062$243,698$220,044$256,000
Fulton township$183,791$231,050$226,366$242,400
Lancaster township$181,189$203,222$190,125$204,200
Leacock township$247,874$285,620$275,365$345,100
Little Britain township$228,194$332,600$256,962$270,700
Manheim township$224,453$272,850$258,317$261,500
Manor township$187,695$212,257$198,028$214,000
Martic township$209,001$218,521$216,544$268,600
Mount Joy township$198,592$226,110$240,818$243,200
Paradise township$208,351$251,528$259,446$284,700
Penn township$199,080$249,360$243,640$225,900
Pequea township$202,170$237,434$228,173$249,000
Providence township$169,478$215,751$187,867$218,600
Rapho township$204,447$227,436$237,431$245,400
Sadsbury township$226,730$299,593$267,801$249,900
Salisbury township$213,881$287,547$288,688$329,100
Strasburg township$241,043$274,537$265,656$256,300
Upper Leacock township$216,321$245,023$238,560$267,200
Warwick township$209,327$252,613$235,173$255,700
West Cocalico township$203,471$234,302$225,915$244,400
West Donegal township$210,791$221,894$212,818$258,900
West Earl township$203,309$211,173$237,882$231,800
West Hempfield township$196,315$228,158$217,221$223,200
West Lampeter township$221,363$288,270$242,624$265,900
Berks County$169,804$209,607$190,802$195,900
Chester County$290,976$401,626$373,702$384,100
Cumberland County$189,484$216,112$216,431$217,300
Dauphin County$160,533$189,610$181,770$181,400
Lebanon County$161,346$193,706$186,174$185,100
York County$175,984$214,907$190,012$191,000

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Figures in 2021 dollars. Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.








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