What is the cost of living in Chambersburg?

Chambersburg has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 94.6, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 71.9, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,379/month.

What is the median salary in Chambersburg?

The median salary in Chambersburg is $63,947 annually (mean: $66,875). Top occupations include Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, Stockers and Order Fillers, Retail Salespersons.

How safe is Chambersburg?

The violent crime rate in the Chambersburg area is 250 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1457 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Chambersburg?

The state of PA has 2,930 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. Charter schools make up 6% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Chambersburg?

Childcare cost data is not currently available for Chambersburg.

Is Chambersburg a good place to relocate?

Chambersburg has a Life Score of 47.4/100 (D), based on 6 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a middle-of-the-pack score, where the composite lands for most US metros; look at individual dimensions to see the real trade-offs.

Where does Chambersburg sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Chambersburg ranks #121 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Chambersburg, PA

LiveAbility 55.6/100 places Chambersburg #121 of 387 (top third of scored metros).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

94.6
Cost index (US=100): $1,379
2BR rent / mo: $63,947
Median salary: 55.6
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Chambersburg ranks #121 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (55.6/100), with its strongest marks in air quality and schools.

#121
of 387 US metros · Above median: 13,078,751
metro-area population: 250
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 2,930
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: climate (29/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Chambersburg ranks #121 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 94.6 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,379/mo, median salary $63,947; LiveAbility Score 55.6/100, strongest in air quality and schools.

Signature: LiveAbility 55.6/100 places Chambersburg #121 of 387 (top third of scored metros).

Purchasing power sits mid-band: BEA RPP 94.6 between corpus terciles 91.5 and 97.0. Median 2BR rent $1,379/mo.

LiveAbility 55.6/100 puts Chambersburg in the top third (#121 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Chambersburg area is 55,010.

Chambersburg vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

56 Top 32% higher than 68% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Chambersburg housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Chambersburg MSA; housing RPP 71.9 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,379/mo.

Studio

$1,014

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,119

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,379

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,825

/month

4 Bedroom

$1,991

/month

Chambersburg wages and employment

Chambersburg posts 55,010 total employment with median salary $63,947.

Median Salary

$63,947

Mean Salary

$66,875

Total Employment

55,010

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$47,540
Stockers and Order Fillers	$42,990
Retail Salespersons	$31,090
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,550
Cashiers	$29,550

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Chambersburg area from NCES.

Schools

2,930

Enrollment

1,664,154

Student:Teacher

13.6:1

Title I %

Life Score Breakdown

Chambersburg's composite Life Score is 47.4/100 (D), computed across 6 of 7 dimensions (missing dims omitted; remaining weights renormalized).

Cost

45/100

Average

Wages

52/100

Average

Rent

40/100

Below average

Crime

71/100

Strong

Schools

15/100

Bottom decile

Environment

51/100

Average

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Chambersburg ranks #121 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 55.6/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Air quality (92/100)

Air quality

92
Schools

85
Safety

71
Job market

52
Cost of living

45
Housing

40
Low hazard

35
Climate

29

What this shows Chambersburg's strongest dimensions are air quality and schools; its weakest among scored dims is climate at 29/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Chambersburg on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Chambersburg on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Chambersburg cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Chambersburg wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Chambersburg runs a $63,947 median salary at a 94.6 cost index, ranking #121 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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Cost, salary and score figures are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation.