Capital city of Pennsylvania, United States

Harrisburg

$255kMedian Home
286Sunny Days/yr
65°FAvg High Temp
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Four real seasons, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Spring and fall feel like real transition seasons. Noticeable daylight swing. Snow is a real part of winter.

Harrisburg is the capital city of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the ninth-most populous city in the state, with a population of 50,099 at the 2020 census, while the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area has an estimated 615,000 residents and is the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in Pennsylvania. Harrisburg is situated on the east bank of the Susquehanna River 83 miles (134 km) southwest of Allentown and 107 miles (172 km) northwest of Philadelphia. It is officially incorporated as a third-class city and is the county seat of Dauphin County.Wikipedia

Four seasonsEven rainfallNoticeable daylight swing
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Where It Is

Location Context
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Latitude40.27°
Longitude-76.88°
Population50k
Altitude331 ft

State Context

PennsylvaniaU.S. state

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, forming the Mason-Dixon Line, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio to its west, the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest via Lake Erie, New York to its north, and the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east. Pennsylvania's most populous city is Philadelphia, and the state capital is Harrisburg. Among all US states, Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous with over 13 million residents as of the 2020 United States census, the ninth-highest by population density, and the 33rd-largest by land area.Wikipedia

Income tax: Flat 3.07%Avg sales tax: 6.34%Property tax: 1.36%Official school data available

About the Region

Mid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

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Nature Access

Nature & Park Feeds

Closest protected landscapes, reserves, and big park systems surfaced from the same nearby feeds used in compare.

Distances in miles
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City Profile

Urban Feel6,165/mi²residents
Median Age32 yrs
College Educated24%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home10%of workforce
Poverty Rate28%
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Cost of Living

Housing
$1k/mo
Median rent
$255k
Median home price
Rent burden35% of income
Household Income
$47k
Median annual
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Livability

Getting AroundMixed mobility
Best available read from walkability, transit, and density signals

Mixed day-to-day convenience.

Walk Score
47
School Rating
5.9/10
Internet
Fiber
84%
Cable
99%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
286
sunny days per year
78% of the year
Avg High Temp
65°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Steady humidity
68% warm season / 70% cool season
Comfort Score
58/100
Good
Temp Swing
47°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
42"
inches per year
Snowfall
6"
inches per year
Air Quality
44
Good AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
42" of rain per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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fairly steady humidity
Summer 68% · Winter 70% · Mar-Sep 65-74%
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Feb
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Natural Hazard Risk

Flood Risk
minimal
FEMA classification
Wildfire Risk
minimal
FEMA rating
Poor Air Days
21 days
per year with AQI > 100
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Current Conditions

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