Hold Period — Cities of Pennsylvania

Cities of Pennsylvania ranked by average flip hold-period.

Public Record

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National avg hold

0.95 yr

Fastest-flip state

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Longest-hold state

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Flip pairs analyzed

19,189

Fastest-flip states (shortest avg hold)

Longest-hold states

City ranking — Pennsylvania (avg hold period)

Cities in Pennsylvania (sample ≥ 20 flips)

Sorted shortest to longest

#	City	Avg hold (yrs)	Avg hold (mo)	Avg gain %	Sample
1	Moosic	0.35	4.3	+276.0%	32
2	New Oxford	0.48	5.8	+149.4%	21
3	Catasauqua	0.52	6.3	+125.4%	41
4	Dallastown	0.54	6.5	+63.0%	23
5	Archbald	0.55	6.7	+103.3%	38
6	Oakdale	0.55	6.7	+390.1%	39
7	Mc Donald	0.56	6.9	+360.5%	30
8	Annville	0.57	6.9	+101.1%	37
9	Dover	0.58	7.1	+219.9%	89
10	West Grove	0.59	7.2	+127.9%	41
11	Spring Grove	0.59	7.1	+273.9%	63
12	Houston	0.60	7.3	+283.8%	46
13	Cheltenham	0.61	7.5	+164.9%	21
14	Abington	0.61	7.5	+90.0%	32
15	Marietta	0.63	7.7	+124.8%	32
16	Bridgeville	0.64	7.7	+91.4%	24
17	Henryville	0.68	8.3	+121.1%	21
18	Jeannette	0.69	8.3	+219.8%	37
19	Fairless Hills	0.69	8.3	+80.4%	23
20	Folcroft	0.69	8.4	+114.4%	23
21	Etters	0.70	8.5	+118.7%	28
22	Middletown	0.71	8.6	+91.8%	47
23	Hamburg	0.72	8.7	+102.4%	25
24	Coatesville	0.73	8.9	+146.3%	112
25	Feasterville Trevose	0.74	9.1	+159.8%	27
26	Aston	0.75	9.1	+100.1%	54
27	Brookhaven	0.75	9.2	+162.6%	64
28	Monaca	0.76	9.3	+177.1%	20
29	Springfield	0.76	9.2	+83.2%	29
30	Willow Grove	0.76	9.2	+115.2%	33
31	Oxford	0.76	9.3	+167.6%	20
32	Gilbertsville	0.77	9.3	+175.8%	30
33	Delta	0.78	9.4	+117.5%	20
34	Lansdale	0.78	9.4	+103.9%	37
35	Elizabethtown	0.78	9.4	+151.6%	51
36	Levittown	0.78	9.5	+100.8%	121
37	Beaver Falls	0.79	9.7	+175.2%	44
38	Bethlehem	0.79	9.6	+123.7%	111
39	Manchester	0.79	9.6	+176.7%	37
40	Media	0.80	9.8	+97.6%	34
41	Jenkintown	0.80	9.8	+72.7%	26
42	Harrisburg	0.80	9.7	+120.7%	370
43	Upper Darby	0.80	9.7	+125.3%	79
44	Glenside	0.81	9.9	+115.1%	34
45	Warminster	0.81	9.8	+62.6%	48
46	York	0.81	9.9	+107.6%	431
47	Croydon	0.81	9.8	+157.6%	31
48	King of Prussia	0.82	10.0	+113.5%	22
49	Greencastle	0.82	9.9	+179.9%	43
50	Bensalem	0.83	10.2	+114.9%	41

What hold period tells investors

Liquidity signal

Short average holds (under 2 years) indicate a liquid market — properties trade often, exit timing is flexible, and capital recycles quickly. Long holds (5+ years) suggest fewer buyers, slower exits, and higher carry-cost risk.

Flipper vs. landlord markets

Markets where typical investors hold 3–9 months are dominated by fix-and-flip operators. Markets averaging 5–10 years are dominated by buy-and-hold landlords. Choose the strategy that matches the market — don't fight it.

Caveats

This metric reflects only properties that resold. True buy-and-hold landlords who never sold during the data window are invisible here. Treat the numbers as a relative ranking across states, not an absolute hold-period truth. Source: public record.