Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
9,348 people call this town in Pennsylvania home.
Trash & recyclingJackson Township’s lowest grade is for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $248K, 3.2 years of the Lebanon metro’s $78K median household income. Incomes are its strong suit: the median household earns $84K. All told, that adds up to a C overall and a rank of 859th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. That leaves it better than 32% of U.S. towns. Tulpehocken Manor Plantation is on the National Register of Historic Places. 30% of residents are 65 or older locally, above both the Pennsylvania town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). The biggest park or preserve is Myerstown Frisbee Golf Park, at 28 acres. Its midpoint rent is $1,661 a month, against $1,114 a month in Pennsylvania’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap.
Where Jackson Township beats most towns.
8,163 counted in 2010 and 9,348 in 2020; an estimated 9,348 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 14.5% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Jackson Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 6,338 in 2000, 9,352 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1923 and 6 maps from 1891 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jackson Township. Close and well known come first.
19 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year36 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
19 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
19 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
25 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
19 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark ArenaHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Arena: Hersheyarena4ever at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jackson 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 Jackson Township.
Jobs based here grew from 2,122 in 2013 to 2,814.
Among working residents in Jackson Township, 12% work locally. Since 2013, Jackson Township has added 692 jobs, to 2,814 in 2023. The top destinations are Lebanon (7%), South Lebanon Township (5%) and Myerstown (4%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 13 miles.
| Jackson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 7.9% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The largest public high school is Eastern Lebanon Co SHS, with 773 students. Public schools: Eastern Lebanon County SD. Two of its 7 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Lebanon Co MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 556 | C− |
| Eastern Lebanon Co SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 773 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Jackson Township’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 27 of 100. Just over three fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 13%. It has had 4 paid flood insurance claims since 2011.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 21°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails run 0.4 miles in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Myerstown Frisbee Golf Park | — | 28 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Jackson Township, 17% of adults binge drink. 15% of adults in Jackson Township report frequent physical distress; 35% sleep under 7 hours.
| Jackson Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Jackson Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.5% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.3% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Jackson Township
About 2 of every 100 Jackson Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Jackson Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Jackson Township is a township that is located in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 9,352 at the time of the 2020 census.
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7 towns share a border with Jackson Township.
All 5 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C; Bethel Township (C+) is closest.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | #859 | C | C | — | C | C+ |
| North Lebanon Township | #661 | B− | B | — | B | C− |
| Marion Township | — | — | C− | — | C+ | B− |
| Richland | — | — | B+ | — | C | B |
| Millcreek Township | #527 | B | C+ | A+ | C | B |
| Tulpehocken Township | #357 | A− | B− | A+ | B+ | B− |
| Heidelberg Township | #656 | B− | C+ | — | C | B− |
| Bethel Township | #786 | C+ | B− | — | B− | C+ |
Marion Township and Richland have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Jackson Township, North Lebanon Township, Marion Township, Richland, Heidelberg Township and Bethel Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Jackson Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Jackson Township grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #859 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C+ for health and C 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.
