Dauphin County · Pennsylvania · Northeast · 50k residents
Harrisburg, PA: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Harrisburg: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Pennsylvania median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,338/wk. Pennsylvania's corporate income tax rate is 7.99%. Commercial electricity averages 11.0¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,338/wk
Corporate income tax
7.99%
Bachelor's degree or higher
25.9%
Commercial electricity
11.0¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Harrisburg's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
23/100
Cooling
Ranks Harrisburg's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $124,200 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $175 |
| Property tax rate | 1.5% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $942/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,098/mo |
| State & local income tax | 4.57% |
| Sales tax | 6.34% |
| Corporate income tax | 7.99% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,338/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 25.9% |
| Commercial electricity | 11.0¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 25.8/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $109,470 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $96,770 |
| Wage: General manager | $101,890 |
| Wage: Customer service | $42,600 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $36,790 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $61,520 |
| Wage: Electrician | $71,820 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $30,500 |
| Cost of living index | 81 |
| Groceries index | 100 |
| Utilities | $180/mo |
| Transit pass | $96/mo |
| Gas price | $3.45/gal |
| Healthcare index | 100 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,150/mo |
| Median household income | $48,099 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4% |
| Population | 50k |
| Crime index | 40/100 |
| School rating | 6.3/10 |
| Walkability | 34/100 |
| Disaster risk | 91/100 |
| Avg. commute | 27 min |
| Sunny days / year | 180 days |
| July high | 85°F |
| January low | 22°F |
| Annual snowfall | 24 in |
| Home price YoY | +3.4% |
| Home price MoM | +0.1% |
| Rent YoY | +4.0% |
| Rent MoM | +0.4% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | 0.0% |
| Building permits YoY | -79.6% |
| Ocean coast | 140 mi |
| Big lake | 199 mi |
| Mountains | 97 mi |
| Major airport | 76 mi |
| Ski resort | 97 mi |
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- Is Harrisburg a good place to run a business?
- Pennsylvania's corporate income tax rate is 7.99%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,338/wk; commercial electricity averages 11.0¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Harrisburg, PA?
- Harrisburg indexes at 81 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,098/mo and a acs median home value of $124,200.
- How much does a house cost in Harrisburg?
- The acs median home value in Harrisburg is $124,200 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Harrisburg?
- A two-bedroom in Harrisburg rents for about $1,098/mo.