Elizabethtown, PA vs Harrisburg, PA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricElizabethtown, PAHarrisburg, PA
Population11,92550,287
Median Household Income$76,105$48,099
Median Rent$1,174/mo$1,062/mo
Median Home Value$238,700$124,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)9899
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income40.6%46.5%
Poverty Rate7.6%30.5%
Unemployment Rate3.4% (county)5.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k141634
Property Crime Rate /100k5801,825
Median AQI4544
Good AQI Days /yr221228
Summer Highs83°F83°F
Winter Lows21°F24°F
Snowfall24 in/yr24 in/yr
Avg Commute22.3 min20.1 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher1616.2
College Degree Rate31.4%25.9%
Foreign-Born %4%9.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.9%+0.9%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.