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Pittsburgh vs Harrisburg

Pittsburgh, PA compared with Harrisburg, PA · 163 miles apart

Pittsburgh has 307,632 residents to Harrisburg’s 50,522. Pittsburgh comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Harrisburg does better on median rent, average commute, price to income.

Pittsburgh, PA Harrisburg, PA
Population 307,632 50,522
Density (per sq mi) 5,556 6,223
Median household income $65,742 $48,099
Median home value $205,800 $124,200
Median rent $1,261 $1,062
Homeownership 47.7% 36.6%
Average commute 22.7 min 20.1 min
Median age 33.6 33.4
Bachelor's degree + 49.1% 25.9%
Poverty rate 20.1% 30.5%
Unemployment 6.1% 11.4%
Price to income 3.1× 2.6×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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