2024 Compare Cities Housing:
Hershey, PA vs Williamsport, PA

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- The median age of a home in Hershey is 15.7% younger than the median age of a home in Williamsport.
 Hershey, PAWilliamsport, PAUnited States
 Median Home Age515942
 Median Home Cost$337,200$171,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months14.0%10.3%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.45.2%35.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.56.4%48.7%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$15.2$15.0$11.0
 Homes Owned49.5%36.3%57.4%
 Housing Vacant5.9%16.1%11.2%
 Homes Rented44.6%47.5%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Hershey, PAWilliamsport, PAUnited States
 Average Rent$1,670$1,300$1,840
 Studio Apartment$910$770$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,050$850$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,320$1,030$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,690$1,320$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,780$1,420$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Hershey, PAWilliamsport, PAUnited States
 Vacant For Rent3.4%6.1%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.3%0.6%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.2%1.5%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%1.1%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.4%0.5%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.7%6.3%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Hershey, PAWilliamsport, PAUnited States
 Less Than $20,0000.4%1.5%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.6%2.4%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9990.0%7.2%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.0%13.7%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,9990.8%16.5%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9994.4%25.7%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99910.2%14.9%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99937.1%12.1%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,99923.8%3.9%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9998.5%1.2%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9999.1%0.3%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9994.0%0.4%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9991.0%0.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%0.1%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Hershey, PAWilliamsport, PAUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.2%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 20144.7%3.1%13.6%
 2000 to 20094.7%3.1%13.6%
 1990 to 199911.7%1.6%13.6%
 1980 to 198912.7%5.9%13.2%
 1970 to 197918.9%8.2%14.8%
 1960 to 196911.7%1.6%13.6%
 1950 to 195914.5%10.4%10.0%
 1940 to 19493.6%6.8%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier9.5%51.6%12.2%
Reviews for Hershey    3 Reviews

Lived her most of my life, with a few years in locations close by. If moving to Central PA, Hershey is by far the best. It is a cute town where you will feel extremely  More

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Over 16 years ago

We moved to Hershey, PA 2 years ago and fell in love with it. It is a quaint town that hosts various community activities throughout the year. The schools are among  More

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Over 18 years ago

We live right next door to Hersheypark and there are many recreational programs within the city for  More

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Reviews for Williamsport    10 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Mayor Jessie Bloom let the philly crackheads come here for rehabilitation and they did not leave. They brought their criminal ways to the port. This was once a nice town  More

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Over 8 years ago

I have lived in Williamsport my whole life, I am 32 years old, and have been married for 12 years,my wife and I just bought a house in a "bad" neighborhood, and the  More

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Over 11 years ago

the cost of living here in pa has sky rocket here in the last 4 years rents used a 3 bedroom house use to cost 500.00 a month with nothing furnish now it cost 1200  More

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