Housing
Housing Reports
Each year, the Chester County Planning Commission collects and reports data on housing prices, housing affordability, and new units constructed across Chester County. View Reports
A+ Homes Planning Guides
The A+ Homes initiative is an implementation effort under Landscapes3. A joint effort of the Planning Commission, Department of Community Development, and Housing Choices Committee, A+ Homes focuses on creating homes that are attractive, affordably-priced, adaptable, aging-friendly, and accessible. Every person needs and deserves a place to come home to — a place that provides them shelter and comfort, a place where they feel part of the community. Learn more and view guides.
Older Publications
Housing Cost Profile, 2013
This profile displays housing sales data on three aggregate levels: county, sub-county regions, and municipalities. It is based on information from Chester County assessment office records. View Document
Housing Cost Profile, 2014
This profile displays housing sales data on three aggregate levels: county, sub-county regions, and municipalities. It is based on information from Chester County assessment office records. View Document
Housing and Transportation Options for Southern Chester County (2014)
Chester County Planning Commission has completed a study of housing, transportation, and employment options and connections available to disadvantaged individuals and families in the Baltimore Pike corridor. The study focused on the Latino community and the low-income/fixed-income elderly, and identified a number of deficits in both housing and transportation options for these two groups. A series of implementation strategies forms the framework to address these deficits for the benefit of the low-income community and the study area as a whole. View Publication
Housing Costs Summary 1982 to 2012
Median housing costs trends for Chester County and its municipalities. The data are taken from previously published Housing Costs Profiles. View Graph and Table