CITY PROFILE
Harrisburg, PA
“Cheap rent and home prices, but you're freezing half the year.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $312K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,487/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 10.7°C · warmest 23.9°C · coolest -2.8°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1154 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 3.86 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #99 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy90
- Affordable to rent82
- Climate comfort50
- Plenty of sunshine39
- Big-city amenities36
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.