Cost of living in Hershey, Pennsylvania

Hershey, Pennsylvania has about 14,242 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $379,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Dauphin County is $1,598 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Hershey. 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 Hershey'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 Hershey bill.

In July 2026, a typical Pennsylvania home paid 21.72¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Hershey'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, 268 have higher typical rent than Hershey.