LoranePA
A town of 4,601, settled in 1900.
Is Lorane a good place to live?
Lorane’s typical rent is $1,743 a month, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at $1,115 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Lorane’s trail density is 5.1 miles per square mile, above both the Pennsylvania town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). We don’t grade Lorane yet; the figures below are still real.
Moving to Lorane: who provides what
Lorane is unincorporated, so Berks 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lorane.
Very low risk in Lorane, with inland flooding at the top
Lorane’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 11 of 100. Expected losses in Lorane break down as 51% from inland flooding and 15% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most people working in Lorane commute elsewhere
Lorane’s average commute comes in at 28 minutes. Commuting out is the norm locally: 2% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Reading (10%), Exeter Township (8%) and West Reading (4%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
| Lorane | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Lorane is
For adults in Lorane, the share who report frequent mental distress is 16%. Among adults locally, 40% sleep under 7 hours.
| Lorane | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Lorane | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.2% | 5.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Ages in Lorane track Pennsylvania closely
A bachelor’s degree or higher: nearly a third of adults 25 and older, vs 35% across Pennsylvania. Every broad age group is within 4 points of the Pennsylvania average. The midpoint age in Lorane is 46.3 years.
| Lorane | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.3 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 21% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.7 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Lorane | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.6% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.6% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.2% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.5% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.3% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.9% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.9% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.5% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.4% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,600, single groups can be off by several points
Protected land: 1.5% of Lorane
Walkers can cover 9.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. One park or preserve covers 12 acres in Lorane.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lorane Hollow Park | 1 mi | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Lorane sells for about $333K at the median
In Lorane, 80% of households are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and 88 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lorane. Close and well known come first.
26 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
31 mi GardenLongwood Gardens5 mi Stadium & arenaSovereign Center
36 mi MuseumWinterthur Museum, Garden and Library
27 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
24 mi National Historical ParkValley Forge National Historical Park1.8M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library: Photo by and (c)2007 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Valley Forge National Historical Park: The original uploader was JGHowes at English Wikipedia. (Original text: en:User, Attribution
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Everything we know about Lorane
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Lorane
About 8 of every 100 Lorane residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Lorane
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Lorane is a census-designated place (CDP) in Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 4,236 at the 2010 census. Located on the Schuylkill River, US Route 422 runs through the town.
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- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 203 ft
Questions about Lorane
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lorane, PA a good place to live?
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