Lancaster County Housing Market, September 2026: Prices Up 4.2%, Inventory Up 17% — What It Means for Fall Buyers and Sellers

The Lancaster County housing market, which spans all 16 of the county's public school districts, posted a median sold price of $370,000 in September 2026, up 4.2% from September 2025, according to the Lancaster County Association of REALTORS® (LCAR) report released October 12, 2026, using Bright MLS data. At the same time, active listings climbed 17.3% to 779, and that's the shift buyers will notice most.

So prices are still rising, but buyers finally have more to choose from. Here's what the September numbers say, what they don't, and how I'd use them this fall, from a second-generation local agent who has watched more than a few Lanca...

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Warwick School District Homes for Sale This Fall: Why Late-Season Lititz Buyers Have an Edge

The Warwick School District — Lititz Borough, Warwick Township and Elizabeth Township, including villages like Rothsville and Brickerville — heads into late fall with a market that is still fast but less crowded. As of October 22, 2026, Bright MLS data for the Lititz 17543 ZIP code shows a median sold price of $498,750 over the past 90 days, up 5% from the same stretch last year, while the number of closed sales fell 24.2%.

I'm Mike Gordon Jr., REALTOR® with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Homesale Realty in Ephrata, PA, and I work with buyers across northern Lancaster County every season. Here's what November and...

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Lancaster County Property Tax and the 2027 Reassessment: What It Means If You're Buying or Selling

Every property in Lancaster County, across all 16 of its public school districts, is getting a new assessed value for the 2027 tax year, and the county mailed those reassessment notices on June 15, 2026. As of the Lancaster County Association of REALTORS® September 2026 report (released October 12, 2026, using Bright MLS data), the county's median sold price was $370,000, up 4.2% from a year earlier, a good reminder of how far values have moved since the current 2018-based assessments were set.

If you're buying or selling a home in the next year, the reassessment changes how you should read a listing's tax figure and how you talk about taxes at the kitchen table. Here's the plain-E...

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Every so often a listing comes along in West Cocalico Township that solves two problems at once. 655 Sportsman Road in Denver is one of them: a 3-bedroom home on 2.5 wooded acres, with a lower level set up as in-law quarters with its own entrance. If you've been looking for room to breathe and room for family, this one deserves a closer look.

About This Property

655 Sportsman Road is listed at $505,000 and sits in West Cocalico Township, inside the Cocalico School District. It's a 1995 frame home with 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths, about 2,300 square feet in total — roughly 1,490 above grade and 810 on the lower level — on a 2.5-acre wooded lot.

The main level has its own private entranc...

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Cocalico School District Homes for Sale: A Buyer's Guide to Taxes, Septic, and Commutes

Denver, Reinholds, Reamstown, Adamstown, Stevens, and Schoeneck all share one school district, but they don't share one tax bill, one sewer system, or one drive to work. If you're shopping for homes for sale in the Cocalico School District this fall, those differences can add up to thousands of dollars a year and a very different daily routine. Here's what I walk buyers through before they ever write an offer in northern Lancaster County.

Is Cocalico a good school district for families?

Cocalico is a small, close-knit district with t...

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