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Harrisburg PA
Covers Harrisburg and Carlisle.
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
The yearly data reads a landlord's market, and the recent monthly signals are holding steady.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google searchabout 2,900 searches in July 2026 · HousesSee read →
Renter Google Search InterestGoogle · monthly
About 2,900 searches in July 2026, for Harrisburg on its own
What renters Google mostHousesSee all →Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Stable
Holding steady this month, no signal is pulling hard either way.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty. Yearly Census backdrop, not what sets the condition.
Asking rentZILLOW · MONTHLY
+2.4%
▲ Year over year
SEP ’24AUG ’26
Census 2024: +4.9% · US avg +5.2%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,254/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · HarrisburgNEWS · DAILY
Latest local coverage, yesterday.● softer● neutral● firmer
Harrisburg woman transforms empty apartments into homes for families in needSmall Harrisburg housing development could someday turn renters into ownersGreater Harrisburg housing market prices rise as buyers get more timeView all 7 Harrisburg news →Demand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
Jobs+0.8%
Migration 2025+2.06/1k
SUPPLY
Permits 2025-48.8%
Vacancy 20242.1%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$827/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
rent $1,254 · own $2,081
$1,254RENT
$2,081OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2025
+2.06/1k
▲ Net inflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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