The Long & Foster Market Minute

FOCUS ON: CHESTER COUNTY HOUSING MARKET SEPTEMBER 2025

Units Sold
484
Active Inventory
903
Median Sale Price
$560,000
Days On Market
24
Up 7%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 19%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 5%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 26%
Vs. Year Ago

Units Sold
There was a decrease in total units sold in September, with 484 sold this month in Chester County Real Estate versus 572 last month, a decrease of 15%. This month's total units sold was higher than at this time last year, an increase of 7% versus September 2024.

Active Inventory
Versus last year, the total number of homes available this month is higher by 145 units or 19%. The total number of active inventory this September was 903 compared to 758 in September 2024. This month's total of 903 is higher than the previous month's total supply of available inventory of 880, an increase of 3%.

Median Sale Price
Last September, the median sale price for Chester County Homes was $535,000. This September, the median sale price was $560,000, an increase of 5% or $25,000 compared to last year. The current median sold price is 1% lower than in August.

Median sale price is the middle sale price in a given month. The same number of properties are above & below the median.


New Listings
636
Current Contracts
486
Sold Vs. List Price
101.0%
Months of Supply
1.9
Up 16%
Vs. Year Ago
No Change
Vs. Year Ago
Down -0.5%
Vs. Year Ago
Up 11%
Vs. Year Ago

Months of Supply
In September, there was 1.9 months of supply available in Chester County, compared to 1.7 in September 2024. That is an increase of 11% versus a year ago.

Months of supply is calculated by dividing current inventory by current sales. It indicates how many months would be needed to sell all of the inventory available at the current rate of demand.

New Listings & Current Contracts
This month there were 636 homes newly listed for sale in Chester County compared to 546 in September 2024, an increase of 16%. There were 486 current contracts pending sale this September, consistent with the volume a year ago. The number of current contracts is 2% lower than last month.

Sale Price to List Price Ratio
In September, the average sale price in Chester County was 101.0% of the average list price, which is 0.5% lower than at this time last year.

Days on Market
This month, the average number of days on market was 24, higher than the average last year, which was 19, an increase of 26%.

The Long & Foster Market Minute
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REALTOR, Equal Opportunity HousingInformation included in this report is based on data supplied by BRIGHTMLS and its member Association(s) of REALTORS, who are not responsible for its accuracy. Does not reflect all activity in the marketplace. Information contained in this report is deemed reliable but not guaranteed, should be independently verified, and does not constitute an opinion of BRIGHTMLS or Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.