Philadelphia County, PA real estate

What the numbers say

Philadelphia County, PA real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Philadelphia County listed for $264,950, down 7.0% from a year earlier. That is 14% below the Pennsylvania median of $309,000.

Homes spent a median of 64 days on the market, slower than 61 days a year ago. That makes Philadelphia County the #39 fastest-selling of 44 Pennsylvania counties we track.

Homeowners in Philadelphia County pay a median of $2,003 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $243,100, an effective rate of about 0.82%. The Pennsylvania average is 1.30%, which makes Philadelphia County the #2 lowest-tax of 67 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,397 a month, and $1,471 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 16 times a year's rent.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $265,000 home here comes to about $1,737 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $74,000 a year (the median household here earns $61,953).