East Harrisburg

Harrisburg, PA

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East Harrisburg - Harrisburg, PA

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The residential neighborhoods of Pennsylvania’s capital city

Historic River Urban Shopping

Making up the area east of Downtown Harrisburg, East Harrisburg is a collection of neighborhoods in the eastern section of the state’s capital. While the western portion of the city, backed by the Susquehanna River, holds the downtown area and is filled with historic architecture, the capitol buildings at Capitol Park, and exciting entertainment, the eastern section is made up of urban residential areas. A variety of apartments in a range of prices as well as locally owned restaurants and shops line the streets. To take a break from the bustle of the city, residents head to parks in town like Reservoir Park. When locals don’t journey into downtown for shopping and dining, they travel a bit outside of the city’s limits to places along Interstate 83 including the Harrisburg Mall.

Rent Trends

As of March 2025, the average apartment rent in East Harrisburg is $839 for one bedroom, $973 for two bedrooms, and $845 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in East Harrisburg has decreased by -0.4% in the past year.

  • 1 BR

  • 496 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $839/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 902 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $973/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 0 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $845/month

    Average Rent

Transportation

71

Very Walkable

out of 100 WalkScore® Rating

If you enjoy walking, you’ll enjoy renting in this area! It’s a very walkable neighborhood.

42

Some Transit

out of 100 TransitScore® Rating

You'll likely want a car when living in this area since it has few transit options.

49

Bikeable

out of 100 BikeScore® Rating

While there’s some bike infrastructure in this area, you’ll still need a car for many errands.

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
  • State Museum of Pennsylvania
  • Wildwood Park
  • Boyd Big Tree Conservation Area
  • Indian Echo Caverns

Airports

  • Harrisburg International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2025.