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Example household · $83,730 · same pay · 1 adult

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Move Score68

Harrisburg, PA

$2,265after tax and rent

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On a $83,730 household paycheck in Harrisburg.

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So you know: homicide deaths in Harrisburg are under the US rate in this release, 4.6 versus 6.5 per 100,000. CDC via County Health Rankings, CDC NVSS 2017–2023 (CHR 2025 release).

Move Score

68

Each row is 0–100. The Move Score is their weighted average, rounded, and it stops at 99. Rent is only in Housing. Jobs is off when the paycheck is the same in every city. Schools is off when there are no kids.

The 6 rows that are on. Their weighted average is 67.6, and that is the score, rounded, up to 99. Rows that are off stay out. The percent on each row is its weight. Tap a row to see what it measures. How the score is weighted

Example household

Example: $83,730, same pay in every city · One adult, renting a 1-bedroom

Salary, before tax

$83,730 in every city.

Pay between cities
Job
Adults
Kids
Housing
Bedrooms · 1 bedroom

These figures are projections built from available public data. Conditions change, and the numbers may not reflect current prices, taxes, or immigration rules. Check official sources before you make decisions.

After tax and rent

$2,265

Home city

Not picked

Salary

$83,730

Same everywhere

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Paycheck to pocket
Monthly pay$6,978
Tax$1,617
Rent$1,115
Other bills$1,981
Left$2,265

Stats

Rent
$1,327
2 bd median
Take-home
$5,361
Per month
Tax
23%
Of pay
Prices
At US
Besides rent

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$2,265 / mo

Money left after tax and rent, by state.Harrisburg
LowerHigher
Harrisburg · this breakdown

The month

One earner. 1 bd.

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  • Taxes$1,617
  • Rent$1,115
  • Other$1,981
  • Left$2,265

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$83,730
Federal income tax
−$9,591
Social Security and Medicare
−$6,405
State income tax (PA)
−$2,571
City / county wage tax
−$837
Take-home pay
$64,326
Effective tax rate
23.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,115
Groceries
$401
Getting around
$527
Healthcare
$451
Utilities and internet
$251
Everything else
$351
Total spending
$3,096

After tax and rent

$2,265 left/mo

County by county

3 counties. Rent in this table is the Census median of what residents pay. The city figure is Zillow asking rent.

Population, rent, home value, income and commute by county in Harrisburg, PA
CountyPeopleMedian rent2-bed rentHome valueIncomeCommute
Dauphin CountyPA287k48%$1,153$1,191$222,300$74,15922 min
Cumberland CountyPA264k44%$1,184$1,204$261,900$85,63422 min
Perry CountyPA46k8%$838$860$222,800$78,82432 min

Census ACS 2023. “—” is not published.

Working remotely

If the paycheck stays the same

One adult, one bedroom, $120,000 held flat in every city. That leaves $4,268 a month here after tax and rent. One-bedroom rent in that math is $1,115.

Work from home
15.2% of workers
ACS 2024 1-year
Home internet
77.9% of households
Cable, fiber optic, or DSL
Paid to move, remote job
No open remote grant on this metro

Worked-from-home share is from ACS 2024 1-year. Internet is households with cable, fiber optic, or DSL, from ACS 2023 5-year.

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The place

23 min commute. A car per adult.

Weather
Not shown for this metro.
Getting around
A car per adult
Average commute
23 minutes each way
Size
598k people
Buying instead
Median home $239,100. About $1,784/mo with 20% down.
Taxes
Pennsylvania income tax is a flat 3.07%, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. Sales tax 6.3%, property tax 1.31%.

Schools

Students
107,843
Pupils per teacher
13.9
Districts
28
  1. Commonwealth Charter Academy CS29,321 students
  2. Central Dauphin SD12,517 students
  3. Cumberland Valley SD10,401 students
  4. Harrisburg City SD6,578 students
  5. Reach Cyber CS5,721 students

NCES 2024-2025. The district count is every public district in the metro. The names are the largest 5.

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Take-home by job in Harrisburg

Pay and leftover for every job in Harrisburg

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Questions

How is take-home pay in Harrisburg calculated?

Harrisburg is in Pennsylvania, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 1.00%. Take-home is a local salary minus federal tax, payroll tax, and that state tax. Leftover is what remains after rent and bills.

What does rent cost in Harrisburg?

About $1,115 for a one-bedroom and $1,327 for a two-bedroom in Harrisburg, PA. Harrisburg averages 197 sunny days, a July high of 88°F, and a 23-minute commute.

How do I compare Harrisburg with another city?

Put Harrisburg next to another city on the same job and household. The gap is the tax bill and the rent.

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