The median price of single-family homes, broken down by year, in 2017 dollars.
Home prices typically reflect demand for housing, and by extension, the health of the local economy and real estate market. Homeownership is an important factor for neighborhood stability and civic participation.
In 2018, the median price of a single-family home in Berks County was about $164,000, a 9% increase over the price in 2000 (about $150,200 after adjusting for inflation). During this period, the median home price increased steadily and peaked in 2007 at $199,800. Prices then dropped until 2011. Prices were relatively flat until 2014. Since then home prices have been slowly creeping upward.
Data is from the Reading-Berks Association of Realtors. Comparable information for other geographies was not available.
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| Berks County | $150,198 | $157,385 | $164,567 | $173,318 | $182,116 | $192,863 | $193,063 | $199,828 | $190,106 | $178,495 | $172,736 | $158,408 | $158,477 | $157,645 | $156,984 | $158,917 | $162,169 | $168,928 | $164,000 |
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| INDICATORS | TREND | BERKS COUNTY |
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| Vacant Housing Units |  Increasing |
| Homeownership Rates |  Decreasing |
| Housing Affordability for Homeowners |  Maintaining |
| Housing Affordability for Homeowners by Race/Ethnicity | Not Applicable |
| Housing Affordability for Renters | Increasing |
| Housing Affordability for Renters, by Race/Ethnicity | Not Applicable |
| Age of Housing Stock | Decreasing |
| Single-Family Home Sales | Increasing |
| Median Single-Family Home Sale Price | Maintaining |
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