Housing Report — New Housing Units Built
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New housing units built remained higher than 2008-2020 units built, but were lower than 2021 due to fewer new apartment units. A total of 17,948 units were built from 2013 to 2022, significantly less than the 24,012 new housing units built from 2003-2012.
| Year | Total New Housing Units |
Percent Change |
Comulative New Housing |
Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,168 | N/A | 3,168 | N/A |
| 2001 | 3,980 | 25.6% | 7,148 | 125.6% |
| 2002 | 3,656 | -8.1% | 10,804 | 51.1% |
| 2003 | 3,284 | -10.2% | 14,088 | 30.4% |
| 2004 | 3,710 | 13.0% | 17,798 | 26.3% |
| 2005 | 3,629 | -2.2% | 21,427 | 20.4% |
| 2006 | 3,227 | -11.1% | 24,654 | 15.1% |
| 2007 | 2,747 | -14.9% | 27,401 | 11.1% |
| 2008 | 2,178 | -20.7% | 29,579 | 7.9% |
| 2009 | 1,632 | -25.1% | 31,211 | 5.5% |
| 2010 | 1,306 | -20.0% | 32,517 | 4.2% |
| 2011 | 994 | -23.9% | 33,511 | 3.1% |
| 2012 | 1,305 | 31.3% | 34,816 | 3.9% |
| 2013 | 1,250 | -4.2% | 36,066 | 3.6% |
| 2014 | 1,377 | 10.2% | 37,443 | 3.8% |
| 2015 | 1,444 | 4.9% | 38,887 | 3.9% |
| 2016 | 1,426 | -1.2% | 40,313 | 3.7% |
| 2017 | 1,675 | 17.5% | 41,988 | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 1,355 | -19.1% | 43,343 | 3.2% |
| 2019 | 1,409 | 4.0% | 44,752 | 3.3% |
| 2020 | 1,732 | 22.9% | 46,484 | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 3,743 | 116.1% | 50,227 | 8.1% |
| 2022 | 2,537 | -32.2% | 52,764 | 5.1% |
The number of new multi-family units increased significantly in 2021 from 2020. While lower than 2021 figures, 2022 new apartments built remained higher than previous years.
| Year | Single Family Detached (% Total) |
Single Family Attcahed (% Total) |
Multi-family (% Total) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 671 (51%) | 478 (37%) | 157 (12%) | 1,306 (100%) |
| 2011 | 494 (50%) | 359 (36%) | 141 (14%) | 994 (100% |
| 2012 | 589 (45%) | 361 (28%) | 355 (27%) | 1,305 (100%) |
| 2013 | 710 (58%) | 287 (23%) | 235 (19%) | 1,232 (100%) |
| 2014 | 641 (47%) | 321 (23%) | 415 (30%) | 1,377 (100%) |
| 2015 | 490 (34%) | 311 (22%) | 643 (45%) | 1,444 (100%) |
| 2016 | 430 (30%) | 288 (20%) | 708 (50%) | 1,426 (100%) |
| 2017 | 508 (30%) | 511 (31%) | 656 (39%) | 1,675 (100%) |
| 2018 | 612 (45%) | 627 (46%) | 116 (9%) | 1,355 (100%) |
| 2019 | 600 (43%) | 588 (42%) | 221 (16%) | 1,409 (100%) |
| 2020 | 531 (31%) | 586 (34%) | 615 (36%) | 1,732 (100%) |
| 2021 | 916 (16%) | 864 (15%) | 1963 (52%) | 3,743 (100%) |
| 2022 | 925 (37%) | 838 (33%) | 774 (31%) | 2,537 (100%) |
New apartment unit construction drove Phoenixville, East Whiteland, and West Vincent to have the highest number of new units constructed in 2022.
West Goshen (91 units), West Brandywine (89 units), and East Pikeland (75 units) had the highest number of new single-family detached units.
Phoenixville (157 units), West Whiteland (101 units), and Upper Uwchlan (86) added the most new single-family attached units.
| Municipality | Single Family Detached |
Single Family Attcahed |
Apartments | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atglen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avondale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Birmingham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Caln | 39 | 4 | 0 | 43 |
| Charlestown | 11 | 15 | 0 | 26 |
| Coatesville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Downingtown | 14 | 27 | 0 | 41 |
| East Bradford | 6 | 60 | 0 | 66 |
| East Brandywine | 28 | 52 | 0 | 80 |
| East Caln | 0 | 56 | 0 | 56 |
| East Coventry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| East Fallowfield | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| East Goshen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| East Marlborough | 23 | 67 | 0 | 90 |
| East Nantmeal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| East Nottingham | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| East Pikeland | 75 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| East Vincent | 64 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| East Whiteland | 19 | 23 | 220 | 262 |
| Easttown | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Elk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elverson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Franklin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Highland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Honey Brook Boro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Honey Brook Twp | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Kennett Square | 3 | 0 | 60 | 63 |
| Kennett Township | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| London Britain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
| London Grove | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Londonderry | 12 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Lower Oxford | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Malvern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Modena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Garden | 1 | 15 | 0 | 16 |
| New London | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Newlin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| North Coventry | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Oxford | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Parkesburg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Penn | 28 | 45 | 0 | 73 |
| Pennsbury | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Phoenixville | 4 | 157 | 205 | 366 |
| Pocopson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sadsbury | 35 | 27 | 40 | 102 |
| Schuylkill | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| South Coatesville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Coventry | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Spring City | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Thornbury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tredyffrin | 14 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| Upper Oxford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Upper Uwchlan | 56 | 86 | 0 | 142 |
| Uwchlan | 2 | 0 | 44 | 46 |
| Valley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Wallace | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Warwick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| West Brandford | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| West Brandywine | 89 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
| West Caln | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| West Chester | 2 | 0 | 51 | 53 |
| West Fallowfield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| West Goshen | 91 | 44 | 0 | 135 |
| West Grove | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| West Marlborough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| West Marlborough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Nantmeal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| West Nottingham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Pikeland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| West Sadsbury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| West Vincent | 8 | 0 | 154 | 162 |
| West Whiteland | 2 | 101 | 0 | 103 |
| Westtown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willistown | 23 | 10 | 0 | 33 |
