ZIP Code 17103

ZIP code 17103, serving part of Harrisburg, sits in working-class territory: a median household income of $39,825 and per-capita income of $21,527 fall well below statewide norms. Homes here carry a median value of $137,900, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 1.35% means an owner of such a home pays roughly $1,860 annually. Combined with a 6.00% sales tax, that leaves little slack in household budgets already stretched thin. The tax structure leans on consumption and property alike, and neither is especially gentle given the earnings base.