What is the cost of living in Gettysburg?

Gettysburg has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 95.4, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 73.9, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,374/month.

What is the median salary in Gettysburg?

The median salary in Gettysburg is $58,476 annually (mean: $61,596). Top occupations include Fast Food and Counter Workers, General and Operations Managers, Retail Salespersons.

How safe is Gettysburg?

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

What are the schools like in Gettysburg?

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 Gettysburg?

Childcare cost data is not currently available for Gettysburg.

Is Gettysburg a good place to relocate?

Gettysburg has a Life Score of 41.5/100 (F), 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 below-average score, several dimensions likely pull the composite down; compare specific dimensions to see which ones.

Where does Gettysburg sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Gettysburg ranks #263 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

Gettysburg, PA

LiveAbility 46.8/100 places Gettysburg #263 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

95.4
Cost index (US=100): $1,374
2BR rent / mo: $58,476
Median salary: 46.8
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Gettysburg ranks #263 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (46.8/100), with its strongest marks in schools and safety.

#263
of 387 US metros · Near median: 13,078,751
metro-area population: 250
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 2,930
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: climate (26/100). 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), Gettysburg ranks #263 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 95.4 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,374/mo, median salary $58,476; LiveAbility Score 46.8/100, strongest in schools and safety.

Signature: LiveAbility 46.8/100 places Gettysburg #263 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Purchasing power sits mid-band: BEA RPP 95.4 between corpus terciles 91.5 and 97.0. Median 2BR rent $1,374/mo.

LiveAbility 46.8/100 puts Gettysburg in the bottom third (#263 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Gettysburg area is 26,700.

Gettysburg 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)

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

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Gettysburg housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Gettysburg MSA; housing RPP 73.9 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,374/mo.

Studio

$1,006

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,099

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,374

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,834

/month

4 Bedroom

$1,939

/month

Gettysburg wages and employment

Gettysburg posts 26,700 total employment with median salary $58,476.

Median Salary

$58,476

Mean Salary

$61,596

Total Employment

26,700

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,590
General and Operations Managers	$87,990
Retail Salespersons	$28,500
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,390
Cashiers	$28,500

Schools & Education

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

Schools

2,930

Enrollment

1,664,154

Student:Teacher

13.6:1

Title I %

Life Score Breakdown

Gettysburg's composite Life Score is 41.5/100 (F), computed across 6 of 7 dimensions (missing dims omitted; remaining weights renormalized).

Cost

41/100

Below average

Wages

29/100

Weak

Rent

41/100

Below average

Crime

70/100

Strong

Schools

16/100

Bottom decile

Environment

52/100

Average

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Gettysburg ranks #263 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 46.8/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Schools (85/100)

Schools

85
Safety

70
Air quality

49
Cost of living

41
Housing

41
Low hazard

34
Job market

29
Climate

26

What this shows Gettysburg's strongest dimensions are schools and safety; its weakest among scored dims is climate at 26/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Gettysburg on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Gettysburg 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

Gettysburg cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Gettysburg 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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Gettysburg runs a $58,476 median salary at a 95.4 cost index, ranking #263 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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