York County, PA real estate

What the numbers say

York County, PA real estate at a glance

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

In September 2026, the median home in York County listed for $366,495, up 4.6% from a year earlier. That is 19% above the Pennsylvania median of $309,000.

Homes spent a median of 38 days on the market. That makes York County the #8 fastest-selling of 44 Pennsylvania counties we track.

Homeowners in York County pay a median of $4,006 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $248,600, an effective rate of about 1.61%. The Pennsylvania average is 1.30%, which makes York County the #64 lowest-tax of 67 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,193 a month, and $1,220 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 26 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $366,000 home here comes to about $2,643 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $113,000 a year (the median household here earns $84,829).