Weigelstown, PA vs Harrisburg, PA

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

MetricWeigelstown, PAHarrisburg, PA
Population15,48550,287
Median Household Income$73,722$48,099
Median Rent$1,385/mo$1,062/mo
Median Home Value$219,500$124,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)9699
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income58.3%46.5%
Poverty Rate7.1%30.5%
Unemployment Rate4.1% (county)5.7%
Violent Crime Rate /100k—*634
Property Crime Rate /100k—*1,825
Median AQI4544
Good AQI Days /yr217228
Summer Highs83°F83°F
Winter Lows23°F24°F
Snowfall25 in/yr24 in/yr
Avg Commute26.8 min20.1 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher1416.2
College Degree Rate22.8%25.9%
Foreign-Born %3.7%9.5%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—+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 Weigelstown (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.