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Philadelphia, PA housing market

The typical Philadelphia home is worth about $234,000, about the same as a year ago, 20% below the Pennsylvania typical home. Homes typically sell in 47 days, close to asking.

Home values, sales, trends and how Philadelphia compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

The market right now

Philadelphia at a glance

Typical home value
$234K
▲ 0.1% in a year · Zillow
Median sale price
$295K
May 2026 · Redfin
Days on market
47
Pennsylvania: 30 days
Sale-to-list
98.6%
Homes sell near asking
Homes sold
1,211
in May · 5,380 for sale
Market temperature

A balanced market

Buyer's marketBalancedSeller's market

About 4.4 months of supply: neither buyers nor sellers have a clear edge.

Ten-year trend

Typical home value, 2016–2026

PhiladelphiaPennsylvania
$100K$150K$200K$250K$300K 20182020202220242026 Philadelphia $234K Pennsylvania $290K
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JanuaryPhiladelphiaPennsylvania
2017$143,000$173,000
2018$158,000$181,000
2019$171,000$188,000
2020$186,000$198,000
2021$206,000$219,000
2022$213,000$240,000
2023$223,000$257,000
2024$221,000$268,000
2025$230,000$280,000
2026$235,000$287,000
August 2026$234,000$290,000
Next door

Philadelphia and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
TownTypical value1-yr changeDays on marketMedian income
Philadelphia $234K +0.1% 47 $61,953
Bensalem — — 27 $85,223
Yeadon $235K −0.3% 125 $49,759
Colwyn — — — $46,935
Folcroft $218K +0.8% 29 $61,306
Camden $152K −4.5% 29 $40,546
Cheltenham $398K +1.7% — $109,022
Affordability

3.8 years of income

The typical Philadelphia home costs about 3.8 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Pennsylvania (3.7).

How Philadelphia ranks on affordability →

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
51.8%
Pennsylvania: 69.3%
Median tax bill
$2,003
Pennsylvania: $3,311
Median rent
$1,397
Pennsylvania: $1,209
Typical home built
1949
Pennsylvania: 1965

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.

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