Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Overall, East Hanover Township earns a B−, better than 52% of U.S. towns. It ranks 682nd of 1032 in Pennsylvania. Health is where it shines (B): it is healthier than 64% of U.S. towns. Add walkability to its strengths: it is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns. At about $261K, a typical home costs 3.3 years of the Lebanon metro’s $78K median household income. The biggest place to walk is Memorial Lake State Park, 221 acres with 3.4 miles of trail. 14% of residents are under 18 in the town, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 22%. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in East Hanover Township, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap.
Where East Hanover Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far East Hanover Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,858 in 2000, 2,658 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2025 and 7 maps from 1892 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Hanover Township. Close and well known come first.
9 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.1M visitors a year
33 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
9 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
9 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
9 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Arena33 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement ResortHersheypark: Epicgenius, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Arena: Hersheyarena4ever at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Hanover Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in East Hanover Township.
East Hanover Township is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has more than doubled its jobs in ten years.
The range runs from 21° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 24 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 8,692 U.S. towns with household incomes like East Hanover Township’s, it is healthier than 90%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
The share of adults in East Hanover Township who have been diagnosed with depression is 25%. Among adults in the town, 33% have high blood pressure.
| East Hanover Township | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 34% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | East Hanover Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.2% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here grew from 433 in 2013 to 1,773.
Most people who work leave East Hanover Township to do it: just 7% work in town. In East Hanover Township, the mean commuting time is 21 minutes. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 1,340, to 1,773. The top destinations are Derry Township (11%), Harrisburg (4%) and Bethel Township (3%).
| East Hanover Township | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9.3% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
East Hanover Township has had 22 paid flood insurance claims since 1996. Compared with 62% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower. 57% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 23%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4.4 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. The density of trails here in East Hanover Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| East Hanover Township | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Memorial Lake State Park | 3.4 mi | 221 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of East Hanover Township
About 11 of every 100 East Hanover Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
East Hanover Township is a township in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,658 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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5 towns share a border with East Hanover Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Hanover Township | #682 | B− | C+ | — | B− | B |
| North Annville Township | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Union Township | #723 | B− | B | — | B− | C+ |
| North Londonderry Township | #190 | A | C− | A− | A | B+ |
| East Hanover Township | #417 | B+ | C+ | — | B+ | A− |
| Fort Indiantown Gap | — | — | — | — | — | — |
North Annville Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. East Hanover Township, North Annville Township, Union Township and East Hanover Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Fort Indiantown Gap isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare East Hanover Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
East Hanover Township grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #682 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B for health and B− 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+.
