Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Lebanon is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, 264th of 987 graded towns in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $84K. It also does better than most on schools: its schools outperform 76% of the state's. A typical home there costs about $402K, 4.9 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. Its National Register listings include Glendower and Mohrman-Jack-Evans House. Only 114 of Ohio’s 1,718 towns score higher on the outdoors. Lebanon's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 88% of U.S. towns.
Where Lebanon beats most towns.
Glendower
Census counts: 1,079 in 1820, 20,841 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1803 and 4 maps from 1914 on.
17 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Lebanon is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lebanon. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
25 mi MuseumNational Museum of the United States Air Force1.0M visitors a year
28 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
28 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
26 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
25 mi Zoo & aquariumCincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden1.2M visitors a yearKings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Museum of the United States Air Force: No machine-readable author provided. Rogerd assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lebanon, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Lebanon.
The biggest park or preserve is Colonial Park, at 129 acres. 10 miles of trail wind through 5 parks and preserves. Lebanon’s trail network density comes in at 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Lebanon | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.6% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Miller Ecological Park | 2.9 mi | 97 |
| 2. Colonial Park | 0.3 mi | 129 |
| 3. Warren County Fairgrounds | — | 74 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Lebanon City school district. Three of its 8 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. The 4 public schools in Lebanon teach 3,598 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowman Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 1,157 | – |
| Lebanon High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 1,604 | B |
| Berry Intermediate SchoolTop results in townGrades 5–6 | Grades 5–6 | 774 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Zillow values the typical Lebanon home at about $402,000, up 2.3% in a year, 63% above the Ohio typical home. Among households locally, 61% live in a home they own, below both the Ohio town median (77%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Also worth knowing: on the market locally: a median 41 days to sell.
| Lebanon | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 77% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,090 a month | $943 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Lebanon, the FEMA hazard score is 23 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 59% come from inland flooding and 13% from tornadoes. Federal aid has come to Lebanon households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2008.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In July, afternoons reach 86°; in January, nights fall to 22°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Lebanon, 16% of working residents work locally. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 2,607, to 12,975. For half of commuters, work is under 15 miles away. The top destinations are Cincinnati (8%), Mason (7%) and West Chester Township (4%).
| Lebanon | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 6.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $84,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
31% of Lebanon adults feel lonely. Among adults locally, 18% binge drink, against 17% in Ohio’s towns and 16% across U.S. towns.
| Lebanon | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Lebanon | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.5% | 14.1% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.1% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Reported crimes fell from 303 to 209 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 22 reported in 2025, 1 per 1,000 residents.
Lebanon’s violent crime rate stands at 1 per 1,000 residents. Its level of property crime comes in at 8.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Lebanon | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 8.4 per 1,000 residents | 9.4 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The age of the median resident in Lebanon is 38.5 years. No age group stands out against Ohio: all are within 4 points. Population is up 6% locally since 2020, to 22,110 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. College graduates make up 29% of adults 25 and older, against 32% across Ohio.
| Lebanon | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 38.5 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 24% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Lebanon | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.7% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.2% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.4% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.8% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.1% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.6% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.6% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.3% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.8% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
3 within 15 miles of the center of Lebanon
About 6 of every 100 Lebanon residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Ohio.
5.6% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
17 places in Lebanon on the National Register of Historic Places.
18 notable people were born in Lebanon.
City in Ohio, United States
Lebanon is a city in Warren County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 20,841 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
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4 towns share a border with Lebanon.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | #264 | A− | C+ | B | A− | B |
| Turtlecreek Township | #633 | B− | D | — | A− | B− |
| Union Township | #456 | B | C | — | A− | B+ |
| South Lebanon | #300 | B+ | C | — | A | A |
| Mason | #61 | A | C− | A− | A | A |
Turtlecreek Township, Union Township and South Lebanon report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Lebanon with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Lebanon grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #264 of 987 in Ohio. It grades B for health, B for safety and A− for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
18 notable people were born here, including Lida Howell and John Chivington.
