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Real estate agents and brokers in the Chambersburg, PA metro area
The real estate agents and brokers in the Chambersburg, PA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #14 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 131
- 5 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +33.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.1B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $17,640 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 157
- 57% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.6
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,652
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in the Chambersburg metro area is 77 (high), #14 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for real estate agents and brokers.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 131 real estate agents and brokers in the Chambersburg metro area. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 20.6 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.
Households in the Chambersburg metro area spend about $1.1B a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $17,640 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 57% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in.
In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in the Chambersburg metro area classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, up 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,985 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Chambersburg metro area grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Chambersburg metro area compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Chambersburg metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.6 | 20.4 | 30.6 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 157 | 162 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,985 | 1,706 | 788 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +33.3% | +19.8% | +20.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $17,640 | $18,070 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $77,003 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32+33.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1315 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 206The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Chambersburg metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Chambersburg metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,652+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 63,510
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 772 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 204
- Median household income
- $77,003+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,696
- Median home value
- $249,800
- Jobs located here
- 56,990
- Daytime population
- 143,710Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Pennsylvania for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Chambersburg metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gettysburg, PA | 87 | 43 | 10.5 | 316 | +3.6% | #2 of 387 |
| 2York-Hanover, PA | 82 | 385 | 21.2 | 158 | +3.6% | #5 of 387 |
| 3Reading, PA | 79 | 256 | 15.7 | 210 | +2.7% | #7 of 387 |
| 4Lebanon, PA | 79 | 97 | 17.1 | 190 | +2.2% | #8 of 387 |
| 5Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 78 | 717 | 21.1 | 161 | +3.0% | #12 of 387 |
| 6Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA | 77 | 301 | 12.9 | 238 | +1.4% | #13 of 387 |
| 7Chambersburg, PA | 77 | 131 | 20.6 | 157 | +3.0% | #14 of 387 |
| 8Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 75 | 570 | 23.2 | 144 | +4.2% | #21 of 387 |
| 9Johnstown, PA | 73 | 53 | 9.5 | 308 | −3.2% | #24 of 387 |
| 10Altoona, PA | 73 | 54 | 10.7 | 280 | −2.5% | #26 of 387 |
Other business types in the Chambersburg metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate80
- Real estate agents and brokers77
- Property management81
- Mortgage brokers and lenders78
- Home inspectors
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Chambersburg, PA metro area?
There are 131 real estate agents and brokers on map listings in the Chambersburg metro area as of September 2026. 5 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Chambersburg, PA metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.1B a year, or $17,640 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 131 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 57% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,510 households in the Chambersburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Chambersburg, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?
The Chambersburg metro area has 20.6 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 157, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Chambersburg metro area would have about 206, against 131 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,985 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Chambersburg, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Chambersburg metro area at 160,652 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,510 households. The median household income in the Chambersburg metro area is $77,003 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Chambersburg metro area scores 77 for real estate agents and brokers (high), #14 of 387 scored metro areas.
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