Philadelphia, PA 19121 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 99
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Home Value
$193,969
−1.4% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
99
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
12.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
81 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
28%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
96.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
37%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,613/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
-4.8%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$85
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (−5% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are down 1.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 14% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 106% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+30% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (99/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 3.5% below their final list price; 28% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 37% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $48k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,357 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $413/mo less than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $85 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −10% to +6% over the next 12 months (44% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A fall is somewhat more likely than a rise, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −10.1% to +6.3% (80% range; middle estimate −0.8%), chance of a rise 44%, of a 5%+ drop 25%.
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