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Settled in 1896, this town now has 7,448 residents.
58% of households live in a home they own 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.
For Leola, the typical household income is $91,000. Only 9% of working residents stay in Leola for work; the rest commute out. The town had 6,991 jobs in 2023, up 1,991 from 2013. Among residents locally, 4.8% live below the poverty line.
| 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
Leola’s rent at the middle of the market stands at $1,459 a month. Values rose 4.8% in the 12 months to September 2026. On the market in the town: a median 14 days to sell.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
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
63% of Leola’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 16%. On expected storm and flood damage, Leola sits below 66% of U.S. communities. 8 flood insurance claims have been paid in the town since 1978.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Leola, 77% of adults had a checkup this year. This Pennsylvania town does better than the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 1.
| 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
There are 0.5 miles of trail across 3 parks and preserves. In Leola, the density of trails 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
For adults 25 and older in Leola, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 36%. By age, Leola looks like Pennsylvania: each broad group is within 4 points. In Leola, the median age is 39.8 years.
| 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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