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What Is It Like to Live in Harrisburg?

What it costs to live in Harrisburg, and how it compares with other Pennsylvania cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

45

29th best value in Pennsylvania

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Pennsylvania cities.

Overall livability

35

34th overall in Pennsylvania

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Harrisburg is home to about 49,969 people. A typical home runs $95,300 and a household earns around $44,400, a price-to-income ratio of 2.1. Among Pennsylvania's largest cities, it ranks 29th for value and 34th overall.

Harrisburg at a glance

Median home price

$95,300

10th in PA of 44

Median rent

$867/mo

Median household income

$44,400

Home price to income

2.1x

Unemployment

8.7%

35th in PA of 44

School rating

2/10

32nd in PA of 44

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in PA of 44

Walk score

4/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Pennsylvania only. Updated 2026.