Two Chester County boroughs rank among the most competitive housing markets in Pennsylvania according to a recent report from Stacker.
In the evaluation, completed by Redfin Real Estate, West Chester and Phoenixville ranked among the state’s twenty most competitive markets. The two boroughs ranked sixteenth and eighteenth respectively.
Redfin ranked Pennsylvania housing markets according to months of supply, average sale-to-listing ratio, and average days on the market. The team collected data from January through October 2025.
For individual statistics, West Chester had an average of 20.4 days on the market with a sale-to-list ratio of 102.9 percent. 56 percent of homes sold for above asking price, and 77 percent of homes went off the market within two weeks.
In nearby Phoenixville’s housing market, homes spent an average of 22.71 days on the market. The sale-to-list ratio was 101.7 percent.
Also in Phoenixville, 58.6 percent of homes sold for above the list price, and 73.2 percent went off the market within two weeks.
The data comes amid the nationwide struggle to both buy and sell homes. Economic difficulty and debt make the housing market in accessible to young home buyers, which in turn makes it difficult for homeowners to sell.
Ranking above these two local spots, other Pennsylvania feature even more competitive markets. Elizabethtown ranked as the state’s most competitive market, with homes staying on the market for an average of just 10 days.
Read more about where local boroughs rank among the most expensive housing markets in Pennsylvania in Stacker.
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Editor’s Note: This post first appeared on VISTA Today in January 2026.
