NAICS 53

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

Metro Market Score 56.7 (Challenging), ranked #259 of 330 metros. 519 establishments, 3,078 jobs.

Metro Market Score 56.7

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national real estate and rental and leasing average.

💰High-Cost Market

Harrisburg-Carlisle's real estate and rental and leasing sector saw employment decline over the past year (growth trend: 10.0). That contraction, combined with a 56.7 market score, puts this metro in the bottom quartile for market conditions. Understand why the local market is shrinking before committing.

Industry Concentration

23.0

LQ: 0.59

Rank #76 of 330 metros

Wage Competitiveness

86.1

$70,229 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 10.0

Employment growth index

Rank #298 of 330 metros

Wage Pressure

12.3

YoY wage change index

519 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Firms in Harrisburg-Carlisle

519

Establishments

-1.3% YoY

3,078

Total Employment

-6.2% YoY

$70,229

Average Annual Wage

+0.0% YoY

0.59

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Pennsylvania

#12 of 14

real estate and rental and leasing metros in state

Pennsylvania state rank

#1 of 51

for real estate and rental and leasing entry risk

vs State Median

+18.2

worse than median (38.5)

Harrisburg-Carlisle vs Pennsylvania Statewide

How this metro's real estate and rental and leasing market compares to Pennsylvania overall. The state ranks #1/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Harrisburg-Carlisle	PA Statewide
Overall Score	56.7 Challenging	24.5 Low
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#259 of 330 metros	#1 of 51 states

Metro and state scores use different methodologies (metro has 4 QCEW-based metrics; state adds BDS survival and momentum data). Direct score comparisons are approximate.

Other Industries in Harrisburg-Carlisle

Information 44.6 Construction 45.7 Retail Trade 46.5 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 52.6 Healthcare and Social Assistance 53.5 Finance and Insurance 67.0 Other Services 73.4

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in Other Pennsylvania Metros

Lebanon 13.4 #6/330 Erie 17.6 #16/330 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 18.4 #18/330 Johnstown 22.0 #31/330 Chambersburg 29.3 #62/330 Lancaster 35.8 #105/330 Altoona 35.8 #106/330 State College 38.5 #122/330 York-Hanover 44.3 #179/330 Gettysburg 48.2 #205/330

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Real Estate and Rental and Leasing Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Harrisburg-Carlisle's 56.7 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Salt Lake City-Murray, UT 56.7 #258/330 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 56.6 #257/330 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA 57.0 #260/330 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 56.4 #256/330 Charlottesville, VA 57.3 #261/330 Stockton-Lodi, CA 56.1 #255/330 Port St. Lucie, FL 56.0 #254/330 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC 55.5 #253/330 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 55.5 #252/330 Greensboro-High Point, NC 58.0 #262/330

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in States Bordering Pennsylvania

State-level entry risk for real estate and rental and leasing in adjacent states. Use this to weigh cross-border options.

Ohio 33.2 #14/51 New Jersey 37.3 #19/51 New York 37.6 #21/51 West Virginia 40.6 #27/51 Maryland 50.4 #42/51 Delaware 53.2 #47/51

Browse Real Estate and Rental and Leasing in Other States

State-level entry risk reports for real estate and rental and leasing across all 51 markets, sorted by rank.

About Metro Market Score: A weighted composite of industry concentration (25%), wage competitiveness (25%), wage pressure (20%), and employment growth trend (30%). Lower scores indicate more favorable conditions. For Harrisburg-Carlisle's real estate and rental and leasing sector, the employment growth component (90.0) has the strongest pull on the composite. Metro scores use QCEW data only (no BDS survival data at metro level). Read full methodology →

Data Sources

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Bureau of Labor Statistics. MSA-level establishment counts, employment, wages, and location quotients for the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment