Metropolitan market · Pennsylvania · September 2026 data

What is the Erie, PA real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Erie, PA asks $234,913, up 0.1% year over year. Homes spend a median of 37 days on market, with 325 active listings and 20% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 82% of active listings, and inventory sits at 36% of the same month in 2019 — a balanced market. Estimated gross rental yield on the median listing is 6.2%. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$234,913
▲ 0.1% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$159
1,536 sq ft median
Median days on market
37
September 2026
Active listings
325
For sale now
New listings
252
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
20%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
36%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
82%
Contract activity
Median sale price (closed)
$231,600
▲ 10.8% YoY · closed sales · July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio
100.0%
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Homes sold / month
252
Closed sales · July 2026, seasonally adjusted

What is the Erie, PA housing market doing right now?

The Erie, PA housing market lists at a $234,913 median as of September 2026, up 0.1% year over year, with a 37-day median market time and 325 homes for sale (20% with a price cut). Active inventory is 36% of the 2019 level, reading as a balanced market under WealthyBud's published buyer/seller rule. Gross rental yield is about 6.2%.

Erie housing market statistics

The table summarizes Erie's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data. Closed-sale figures are Redfin's July 2026 data, the latest settled month Redfin reports for Erie.

Erie, PA housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$234,913+0.1% YoY
Median price per sq ft$1591,536 sq ft median
Median days on market37-10% YoY
Active listings325+8% YoY
New listings this month252September 2026
Listings with a price cut20%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$231,600+10.8% YoY · closed sales, July 2026
Sale-to-list ratio100.0%Closed sales, July 2026, seasonally adjusted
Pending-to-active ratio82.5%268 pending
Inventory vs 201936%Active listings vs same month in 2019
Gross rental yield6.2%2BR fair market rent

How have home prices changed in Erie?

Erie home prices are up 0.1% year over year and -4.1% month over month as of September 2026, at a $234,913 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$249K$243K$237K$231K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Erie PA · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$248K$219K$189K$160K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Erie PA · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Erie?

Erie has 325 active listings, 252 new this month, 268 pending as of September 2026. About 20% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 36% of its 2019 level — a balanced market by pace.

Active listings
325
New this month
252
Pending
268
Price-reduced
64

Is Erie a good real estate investment?

Erie scores 79/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #24 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
79/100
#24 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
+3.5%
▲ Rising · model output, not advice
Price volatility
Low
σ 4.5% · 20-yr price-index swings
Momentum
49
Value
67
Rental yield
96
Supply risk
2
Market heat
94

Erie scores 79/100 on our composite Investor Score (#24 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; the metro's long-run house price index has it up 57% over five years and +83% over ten, leaving prices 54% above its own 2000–2019 trend; at the published FY2026 fair market rent of $1,212/mo for a two-bedroom, the gross rental yield on the median listing is about 6.2%; active inventory sits at 36% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are up 0.1% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Erie ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Erie?

A home at Erie's $234,913 median listing runs about $1,286 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$1,161/mo
−$125/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$1,286/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$1,416/mo
+$130/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $234,913 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Erie?

To buy Erie’s $234,913 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $69,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($1,603/mo) at 28% of income. That is 1.1× the area’s $61,476 median household income, so a typical Erie household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Erie, PA — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$234,913September 2026
Down payment (20%)$46,983Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$1,286/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (1.62% effective rate)$317/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$69,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$61,476Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Erie housing market?

Longer-run demand in Erie shows up in 258 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of -1,171 residents; +0.2% job growth. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Moderate. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
258
▼ 29.1% vs 2024
1.0 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
-1,171
▼ people, via tax-return records
net income flow −$50.8M/yr
Job growth (YoY)
+0.2%
▲ 127.0k nonfarm jobs · August 2026
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Moderate
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Erie housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Erie?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Erie, PA is $234,913, up 0.1% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Erie, PA metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Erie?
The median home listed in Erie asks $234,913 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $1,286 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Erie?
The median property in Erie spends 37 days on the market, with 325 homes actively listed and 20% of them carrying a price cut — a balanced market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Erie?
With a median 37 days on market and 20% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 82% of active listings, Erie reads as a balanced market as of September 2026. Labels use WealthyBud's published DOM / sale-to-list / price-cut / pending rule. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Erie a good place to invest in real estate?
Erie scores 79/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #24 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Erie?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Erie and the wider Pennsylvania market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Erie, PA metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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Naomi Whitfield Real Estate Data Analyst

Naomi Whitfield is a real estate data analyst who builds metro-level price, inventory and days-on-market datasets from public MLS aggregates and county records. She reviews WealthyBud's market pages for data accuracy before they publish.

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