West Brandywine, PA housing market
Home prices around West Brandywine have risen about 55% over the past 5 years. Builders were permitted 136 new homes in 2025.
Home values, sales, trends and how West Brandywine compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 55% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around West Brandywine rose 55% over the past 5 years, faster than across Pennsylvania (48%). Last year prices rose 5.5%. Carrying the Census median home value forward with that index puts the typical West Brandywine home at roughly $467,000 today.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Pennsylvania since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +5.5% | +155% | +164% |
| 2024 | +6.1% | +142% | +152% |
| 2023 | +10% | +128% | +138% |
| 2022 | +13% | +107% | +122% |
| 2021 | +11% | +83% | +96% |
| 2020 | +4% | +64% | +79% |
| 2019 | +3.1% | +58% | +72% |
| 2018 | +2.9% | +53% | +66% |
| 2017 | +2.3% | +49% | +59% |
| 2016 | +2.6% | +45% | +53% |
| 2015 | +1.2% | +42% | +49% |
| 2014 | +2.7% | +40% | +46% |
| 2013 | +1.3% | +36% | +43% |
| 2012 | −3.2% | +35% | +42% |
| 2011 | −3.2% | +39% | +45% |
| 2010 | −3.4% | +44% | +48% |
| 2009 | −5.6% | +49% | +52% |
| 2008 | −1.8% | +57% | +57% |
| 2007 | +2.5% | +60% | +59% |
| 2006 | +7.3% | +56% | +55% |
| 2005 | +13% | +46% | +44% |
| 2004 | +10% | +29% | +29% |
| 2003 | +4.8% | +17% | +17% |
| 2002 | +7.1% | +11% | +12% |
| 2001 | +4% | +4% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
How West Brandywine ranks on rising home prices →
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 19320, 19343, 19344, 19335, 19316, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost. The estimated value scales the Census (ACS 2020-2024) median home value by that change.
136 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 136 new homes in West Brandywine in 2025: 117 single-family houses and 19 in buildings with two or more homes, worth about $31.8 million to build. That's 18 per 1,000 residents, faster than across Pennsylvania (2). Over the past 10 years, West Brandywine has permitted 512 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, West Brandywine's population fell by 63 even though 61 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Pennsylvania: 1.4 new residents per new home.
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 67 | 62 | 5 | $16.6 million |
| 2025 | 136 | 117 | 19 | $31.8 million |
| 2024 | 101 | 73 | 28 | $23.3 million |
| 2023 | 26 | 21 | 5 | $5.5 million |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | 0 | $11.2 million |
| 2021 | 95 | 95 | 0 | $14.4 million |
| 2020 | 69 | 69 | 0 | $10.4 million |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $880,000 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | 0 | $937,000 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $441,000 |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $848,000 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| 2007 | 55 | 27 | 28 | $9.6 million |
| 2006 | 31 | 31 | 0 | $5.1 million |
| 2005 | 21 | 21 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $760,000 |
| 2003 | 33 | 33 | 0 | $4.6 million |
| 2002 | 72 | 72 | 0 | $8.3 million |
| 2001 | 31 | 31 | 0 | $3.6 million |
| 2000 | 47 | 47 | 0 | $5.2 million |
How West Brandywine ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
West Brandywine and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Brandywine | — | +5.5%† | $1,900 | 136 | $112,545 |
| West Caln | — | +6.3%† | $1,790 | 13 | $99,398 |
| East Brandywine | — | +5.1%† | $2,020 | 131 | $180,714 |
| Wallace | — | +1.5%† | $2,270 | 0 | $182,500 |
| Valley | — | +5.8%† | $1,860 | 32 | $88,895 |
| Caln | — | +5.4%† | $2,020 | 131 | $100,164 |
| Honey Brook | $468K | +3.1% | $1,500 | 52 | $86,212 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
3.4 years of income
The typical West Brandywine home costs about 3.4 years of the town's median household income, less than across Pennsylvania (3.7 years).
How West Brandywine ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,900
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in West Brandywine is $1,900 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in West Brandywine pay a median of $3,501. A two-bedroom takes about 20% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,470 · 4 bedrooms $2,540
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (19316, 19320, 19335, 19343, 19344; Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.