44 counties · Boom Town Index

Best Counties in Pennsylvania

The top-ranked counties in Pennsylvania on the Boom Town Index — where economic growth outpaces housing prices.

# County BTI Score Proj. Growth GDP Growth Pop Growth HV Ratio
01 Lackawanna County PA 97 +3.6% +1.2% +0.1% 3.6x
02 Blair County PA 96 +3.5% +1.9% -0.4% 2.9x
03 Erie County PA 92 +3.1% +1.8% -0.5% 3.7x
04 Lebanon County PA 89 +2.7% +2.5% +0.5% 4.8x
05 Wayne County PA 88 +2.7% +2.1% -0.0% 5.3x
06 York County PA 82 +2.2% +1.4% +0.5% 4.6x
07 Adams County PA 79 +2.0% +0.8% +0.8% 7.0x
08 Lancaster County PA 77 +1.9% +2.9% +0.5% 4.7x
09 Cumberland County PA 77 +1.9% +3.2% +1.5% 3.5x
10 Lycoming County PA 75 +1.8% +0.2% -0.2% 3.4x
11 Bradford County PA 75 +1.8% +10.1% -0.1% 1.9x
12 Schuylkill County PA 74 +1.7% +3.0% -0.1% 3.7x
13 Indiana County PA 74 +1.7% -1.1% -0.3% 3.6x
14 Pike County PA 72 +1.6% +0.5% +1.1% 8.6x
15 Luzerne County PA 71 +1.6% +2.3% +0.2% 3.1x
16 Dauphin County PA 70 +1.6% +1.0% +0.7% 2.6x
17 Lehigh County PA 70 +1.6% +1.4% +0.4% 3.7x
18 Monroe County PA 65 +1.4% +2.8% +0.0% 4.9x
19 Beaver County PA 65 +1.3% +0.4% -0.4% 4.7x
20 Northumberland County PA 64 +1.3% +12.4% -0.6% 3.5x
21 Carbon County PA 63 +1.3% +1.9% +0.3% 4.9x
22 Bucks County PA 63 +1.3% +2.7% +0.2% 6.7x
23 Lawrence County PA 61 +1.2% -1.6% -0.5% 3.5x
24 Chester County PA 60 +1.2% +1.8% +0.9% 4.7x
25 Franklin County PA 59 +1.0% +2.7% +0.3% 5.4x
26 Berks County PA 58 +1.0% +2.3% +0.4% 4.6x
27 Somerset County PA 57 +0.9% -0.2% -0.7% 4.0x
28 Washington County PA 54 +0.9% +1.4% +0.3% 2.9x
29 Westmoreland County PA 54 +0.9% +0.5% -0.2% 4.2x
30 Centre County PA 52 +0.8% +1.5% -0.1% 5.1x
31 Northampton County PA 52 +0.8% +1.6% +0.9% 5.1x
32 Delaware County PA 50 +0.7% +0.6% +0.2% 4.9x
33 Mercer County PA 46 +0.6% +2.5% -0.6% 3.7x
34 Columbia County PA 45 +0.5% +1.6% -0.1% 4.6x
35 Allegheny County PA 45 +0.5% +1.6% -0.1% 2.3x
36 Butler County PA 43 +0.5% +2.6% +1.0% 4.3x
37 Venango County PA 43 +0.5% -1.2% -0.7% 3.2x
38 Armstrong County PA 42 +0.4% +12.0% -0.7% 4.1x
39 Philadelphia County PA 42 +0.4% +1.5% -0.2% 3.1x
40 Montgomery County PA 40 +0.4% +1.6% +0.7% 3.6x
41 Crawford County PA 36 +0.3% +1.1% -0.7% 4.0x
42 Fayette County PA 36 +0.3% -1.0% -0.8% 3.6x
43 Clearfield County PA 17 -0.8% +2.2% -1.2% 3.0x
44 Cambria County PA 1 -4.4% +1.5% -0.6% 3.0x

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