Located just three miles southwest of Harrisburg – the capital city of Pennsylvania – Camp Hill is a charming borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area, Camp Hill is home to around 7,900 people and spans over seven constituent neighborhoods, making it the 165th largest community in Pennsylvania. 

What is the community of Camp Hill like?  

Ranked by Niche as the best place to live in Cumberland County, Camp Hill is a lovely, historic town that has an effective, progressive borough government, an excellent school district, cost-efficient public services, and a host of recreational opportunities. The borough’s Cleve J. Fredricksen Library has been voted “Simply the Best Library” by the Harrisburg Magazine reader’s poll. 

The charming borough of Camp Hill is home to three public parks, Siebert Park, a recreational complex with swimming and tennis; Willow Park, a nature park near the center of downtown; and Beverly Park, a recreation park near the west end of town.  

Camp Hill has been ranked as the 6th most diverse place to live in Cumberland County. The town plays home to an array of nonprofit organizations, religious institutions, and community activities that illustrate the town’s incredible diversity and civic pride.  

Just three miles away from Harrisburg, Camp Hill’s residents also enjoy businesses, sports, shopping, dining, and cultural opportunities of downtown Harrisburg. The city of Harrisburg is home to the 130,000-square-feet Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts, which is Central Pennsylvania’s most important center for promoting art, culture, education, and science. Located on Market Street, the center has three floors with exhibits and experiences that range from science and movies to live performances of dance, music, and theater. In addition, there is an art gallery and a whole area dedicated to kids' entertainment.   

Camp Hill’s residents enjoy a plethora of renowned festivals such as the Pennsylvania Farm Show – the largest indoor agriculture exposition in the United States - held every January at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center, located in the nearby Harrisburg. The show was first held in Harrisburg in 1917 and has been held there every early-to-mid January since then. Harrisburg also hosts the annual Pennsylvania Auto Show, which features a large static display of new as well as classic cars and is renowned nationwide.    

What is Real Estate like in Camp Hill?     

Real estate in Camp Hill has shown an average growth of 2.62% per year since the year 2000. Also, since 2000, the prices of homes in Camp Hill have overall appreciated by a strong 72.06%. National real estate firm Berkshire Hathaway categorizes Camp Hill’s housing market as ‘very competitive’. The sale prices of homes in Camp Hill have experienced strong growth of more than 16.1% since May last year.   

The median home price in Camp Hill is approximately $240,000. Currently, there are 89 active homes for sale in Camp Hill, and normally it takes just 45 days for a listed home sell. 

How is the economic landscape of Camp Hill?    

Camp Hill is home to the Warrell Corporation - a confectionery manufacturing company - and Ames True Temper, a multinational corporation headquartered in Camp Hill. 

Over the last year, Camp Hill’s job market has grown by 0.3%, while its unemployment rate stands at a decent 5.1%. The US average is 6%. Also, the city’s job market is expected to grow by 28.6% over the next ten years.  

On average, a Camp Hill resident earns around $37,200 per annum, decently higher than the US average of $28500. The city’s median household income of almost $65,100 per resident is also much greater than the US average of approximately $53000. Most of the residents of Camp Hill work in construction, manufacturing, retail, finance, transportation, educational services, accommodation, professional and technical services, and healthcare.   

How are the schools in Camp Hill?     

Camp Hill is covered by 4 school districts, with Camp Hill School District being the city’s major school district encompassing 4 schools and 1,290 enrolled students. Camp Hill also lies in proximity to many colleges including, among others, Harrisburg Area Community College, Messiah College, and Dickinson College.   

When it comes to higher education, Camp Hill lies less than two hours’ drive away from Pennsylvania’s most prestigious higher educational institution – the University of Pennsylvania. Founded in 1740, UPenn is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the U.S. Declaration of Independence with its founder and the first president being the great Benjamin Franklin. Today, UPenn has four undergraduate schools as well as twelve graduate and professional schools, including the famous Wharton School of Business.    

Camp Hill in a nutshell        

To sum up, Camp Hill is a charming, historic city that offers the highest quality of living and unique recreational opportunities. Thanks to the town’s proximity to the city of Harrisburg, the residents of Camp Hill get to enjoy the best of regional festivals, recreational opportunities, incredible eateries, and a plethora of other amenities. Should you decide to move to Pennsylvania and prefer small-town settings, Camp Hill would make an excellent hometown.