Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA investor activity — metro area market report

In the 12 months ending 2026-06-03, the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metropolitan area recorded 769 investor purchases of single-family homes out of 6,731 sales (11% of sales) across 177,125 single-family homes in 3 county-equivalents — 0.4 investor purchases per 100 homes, up 22% year over year (632 prior). Ranked #282 of 591 qualifying US markets. Counts are aggregates of public property records, compiled 2026-07-05. The hottest county is Dauphin County at 0.6 per 100 homes. HottestZip, powered by GoForClose.

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PAmetro area · Pennsylvania

🔥 #282 of 591 ranked US markets

Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05

Investor purchases (12 mo)

769

purchases by LLCs & corporations

Per 100 homes

0.4

median ranked market: 0.4

Change vs prior 12 mo

+22%

632 → 769 investor purchases

Share of sales to investors

11%

769 of 6,731 recorded sales

Turnover

3.8%

share of all homes that sold

Single-family homes

177,125

Where inside Harrisburg-Carlisle? County by county

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Dauphin County519 investor purchases · 0.6 per 100 homes · 15% of sales · 83,061 homes10 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
6	17103	Dauphin County	65	2.0	36%	5.5%
13	17104	Dauphin County	85	1.6	35%	4.7%
29	17113	Dauphin County	43	1.1	23%	5.0%
37	17033	Dauphin County	39	1.1	26%	4.1%
47	17110	Dauphin County	81	1.0	23%	4.3%
48	17102	Dauphin County	18	1.0	19%	5.3%
99	17061	Dauphin County	16	0.7	16%	4.2%
172	17112	Dauphin County	57	0.4	11%	3.8%
207	17111	Dauphin County	35	0.3	9%	4.0%
226	17057	Dauphin County	21	0.3	8%	3.5%

Cumberland County225 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 8% of sales · 77,716 homes5 ranked ZIPs ↓

#	ZIP	County	Investor purchaseslast 12 mo	Per 100 homesinvestor purchases	Share of salesbought by investors	Turnoverof all homes
154	17025	Cumberland County	28	0.5	13%	3.6%
181	17013	Cumberland County	42	0.4	10%	4.2%
192	17055	Cumberland County	44	0.4	8%	4.3%
222	17011	Cumberland County	33	0.3	7%	4.1%
254	17050	Cumberland County	31	0.2	7%	3.4%

Perry County25 investor purchases · 0.2 per 100 homes · 5% of sales · 16,348 homesno ranked ZIPs

No ZIP in Perry County clears the ZIP ranking bars (500 homes, 30 sales, 15 investor purchases) — the county totals above are still real; the activity is just spread thin.

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