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A town of 7,448, settled in 1896.
58% of households own their home in Leola, against 78% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Leola Community Park, at 20 acres. We don’t grade Leola yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Leola beats most towns.
Where Leola’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1850.
Leola is unincorporated, so Lancaster County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Leola.
Most working residents leave Leola for work: only 9% work in town. Jobs based in Leola grew to 6,991 in 2023, 1,991 more than in 2013. At 22 minutes, Leola’s average trip to work is below both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Leola | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Leola home is worth about $412,000, up 4.8% in a year, 43% above the Pennsylvania typical home. Leola’s median rent is $1,459 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Leola has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Leola.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Leola beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 31% of Leola adults have high blood pressure.
| Leola | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 79% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Leola | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.3% | 3.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.8% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.5 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Leola is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Leola | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 8.6% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Leola Community Park | 0.3 mi | 20 |
| 2. Cobbler Courts - Old Leacock Village Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
| 3. Berry Patch - Old Leacock Village Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Pennsylvania average. 16% of residents are 65 or older in Leola. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Leola | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 29% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 39.8 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.6 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Leola | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.6% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.5% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 15.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.6% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 7.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.5% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Leola. Close and well known come first.
28 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
5 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
31 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
6 mi MuseumEphrata Cloister
8 mi MuseumRailroad Museum of Pennsylvania
37 mi MuseumWinterthur Museum, Garden and LibraryHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ephrata Cloister: 1549bcp at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania: Dough4872, Public domain · Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5
8 within 15 miles of the center of Leola
About 4 of every 100 Leola residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Leola is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It includes the unincorporated communities of Leola, Leacock, and Bareville, and prior to 2010 was known as the Leacock-Leola-Bareville census-designated place. Originally named "Mechanicsburg", its present name is a portmanteau of "Leacock" and the "Glenola" train station that once served the town. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 7,214.
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One town shares a border with Leola.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leola | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Upper Leacock Township | #595 | B | C− | — | B+ | B |
Upper Leacock Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Leola isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Leola with a neighbor →
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