Progress, PA vs Harrisburg, PA

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

MetricProgress, PAHarrisburg, PA
Population11,01750,287
Median Household Income$73,030$48,099
Median Rent$1,233/mo$1,062/mo
Median Home Value$202,500$124,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)9999
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income47.6%46.5%
Poverty Rate10.4%30.5%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)5.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k143*634
Property Crime Rate /100k972*1,825
Median AQI4444
Good AQI Days /yr228228
Summer Highs83°F83°F
Winter Lows24°F24°F
Snowfall24 in/yr24 in/yr
Avg Commute21.8 min20.1 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher15.716.2
College Degree Rate31.4%25.9%
Foreign-Born %16.3%9.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+10.4%+0.9%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Progress (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.