Cost of living in Enola, Pennsylvania
Enola, Pennsylvania has about 6,534 people. Typical rent is $1,091 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $72,135 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Ranked #108 in Pennsylvania on the 2026 Most Affordable Towns Index.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,091 a month.
Enola is a Census community, not a separate city government in Pennsylvania. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $72,135 a year.
- People
- 6,534
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,091
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $72,135
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $171,700
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,598
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA MSA
- Gas
- $4.470
- Central Atlantic (PADD 1B), week of October 12, 2026
Enola, Pennsylvania has about 6,534 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $171,700.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Cumberland County is $1,598 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Enola. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area, prices sit at 98.7 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Pennsylvania taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 6.3% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Enola's exact store tax.
Some places in Pennsylvania add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.99% of income. That is not a Enola bill.
In July 2026, a typical Pennsylvania home paid 21.72¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Enola's bill.
EIA does not publish a Pennsylvania gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) all-grades price was $4.470 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,145.60 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Pennsylvania shares this price.
Among 873 places we list in Pennsylvania with a rent figure, 404 have higher typical rent than Enola.
Nearby places
- West Fairview
Typical rent $1,127
Compare with Enola - Wormleysburg
Typical rent $1,426
Compare with Enola - Harrisburg
Typical rent $1,062
Compare with Enola - Marysville
Typical rent $799
Compare with Enola - Camp Hill
Typical rent $1,287
Compare with Enola - Lemoyne
Typical rent $993
Compare with Enola - Penbrook
Typical rent $987
- Lower Allen
Typical rent $1,171
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Pennsylvania
Bigger places in Pennsylvania
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.