Harrisburg - PA housing market
The Harrisburg metro has a typical home value of $312,861, up 3.1% from a year ago. Homes are moving fast at 8 days on market, a strong seller's market. 25% of listings have had a price cut. Data from Zillow Research, updated monthly.
Harrisburg housing market, September 2026
The typical Harrisburg home is worth $312,861 as of July 2026, up 0.2% from the prior month, up 0.6% over three months, and up 3.1% from a year ago. Over the past two years values have ranged from $292,927 to $312,861.
Homes are going pending in about 8 days, the same as the 8 days seen three months earlier. There are roughly 1,318 homes for sale, 11% more than a year ago. 25.1% of listings have taken a price cut (up from 21.6% three months ago).
Typical rent is $1,482 a month, up 3.5% year over year, which puts the price-to-rent ratio at 17.6.
At this week's 6.71% mortgage rate with 20% down ($62,572), the typical Harrisburg home costs about $2,008 a month including tax and insurance, which needs a household income of roughly $86,000 to stay under a 28% payment-to-income ratio.
Income needed to buy assumes 20% down, a 30-year fixed mortgage at 6.71% (Freddie Mac weekly average), property tax at 1.1% and insurance at 0.4% of value per year, and a 28% payment-to-income cap. Local taxes and insurance vary; treat it as a comparison figure across metros, not a lender's answer. All metros ranked →
How to read this data
The typical home value ($312,861) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Harrisburg - PA metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.
Prices are up 3.1% over the past year. In Harrisburg - PA, that means a home worth $303,454 last year is now worth roughly $312,861.
The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $283,513. Homes are selling at 100.5% of list price, meaning buyers are typically paying at or above asking.
Homes listed in Harrisburg - PA sit on the market for roughly 8 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.
About 25.1% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.
Roughly 634 new listings hit the market each month in Harrisburg - PA. There are currently 1,318 homes for sale, up 10.7% from a year ago.
The typical monthly rent in Harrisburg - PA is $1,482, up 3.5% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 17.6x, toss-up (#88 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.71% 30-year rate, runs about $1,617 a month in principal and interest, $135 more than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 5.88% rate.
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Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →
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Other metros in PA
| Metro | Home value | 1-yr change | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia - PA | $392,329 | +2.5% | 12.0d |
| Pittsburgh - PA | $231,708 | +0.3% | 11.0d |
| Allentown - PA | $368,621 | +3.2% | 9.0d |
| Scranton - PA | $230,799 | +1.9% | 13.0d |
| Lancaster - PA | $390,025 | +4.6% | 6.0d |
| York - PA | $312,066 | +3.2% | 6.0d |