Mount LebanonPA
A town of 32,552, settled in 1855. Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.
Is Mount Lebanon a good place to live?
The best of Mount Lebanon’s subject grades are an A+ for schools and an A− for safety and the outdoors. Only 62 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns score higher on hazard risk. Mount Lebanon’s trail density is 1.5 miles per square mile, above both the Pennsylvania town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Mt. Lebanon Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Mount Lebanon has no overall grade: it has no figures for cost of living and health, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
What makes Mount Lebanon stand out
Where Mount Lebanon beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Washington El Sch | K–5 | 416 |
| Lincoln El Sch | K–5 | 414 |
| Howe El Sch | K–5 | 398 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
How Mount Lebanon grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Mount Lebanon is from typical.
Mount Lebanon has no overall grade: it has no figures for cost of living and health, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
How TownRatings grades towns →
Acrisure Stadium and 56 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mount Lebanon. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
5 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
5 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
5 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
10 mi Theme parkKennywood
5 mi LandmarkFort PittPhoto credits
Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Mount Lebanon: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mount Lebanon, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mount Lebanon.
Mount Lebanon’s public schools rank among the best in Pennsylvania
Its public schools are run by Mt Lebanon SD. Three of its 17 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mellon MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 661 | A |
| Mt Lebanon SHSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,772 | A+ |
| Jefferson El SchTop results in townGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 310 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Mount Lebanon faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities. Since 1995, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mount Lebanon.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mount Lebanon reports less crime per resident than 83% of U.S. towns
Mount Lebanon’s property crime rate is 4.4 per 1,000 residents, close to Pennsylvania’s towns (5.7) and below U.S. towns (9.9).
| Mount Lebanon | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.4 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Mount Lebanon
Mount Lebanon has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
6.7% of Mount Lebanon is conserved land
8.9 miles of trail in 14 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Mt. Lebanon Park, at 49 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bird Park | 2.6 mi | 41 |
| 2. Robb Hollow Park | 1.7 mi | 31 |
| 3. Mt. Lebanon Park | 0.5 mi | 49 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Mount Lebanon
Colleges nearby
15 within 15 miles of the center of Mount Lebanon
About Mount Lebanon
Suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mt. Lebanon (locally ) is a township with home rule status in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a first ring suburb of Pittsburgh located 4–6 miles (6–10 km) south of the city's downtown. Originally established as a farming community, Mt. Lebanon became a streetcar suburb with the arrival of transit lines and a real estate subdivision in 1901, offering easy access to Downtown Pittsburgh. In 1912, Mount Lebanon was incorporated as a "First Class Township" under Pennsylvania state law. The 1924 opening of the Liberty Tunnel further improved automobile access. In 1975, it adopted one of Pennsylvania's first home rule charters. The town's original name was "Mount Lebanon". Th…
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- Established
- 1912
- Area
- 6.1 sq mi
Mount Lebanon’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Mount Lebanon.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lebanon | — | — | — | A− | A+ | — |
| Scott Township | #67 | A+ | B− | A− | B+ | A |
| Dormont | #110 | A+ | C+ | A− | B+ | A |
| Castle Shannon | #45 | A+ | B− | A | B+ | B+ |
| Baldwin Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | A− |
| Upper St. Clair Township | #90 | A+ | D | B+ | A+ | A+ |
| Bethel Park | #11 | A+ | C | A− | A | A |
| Pittsburgh | #928 | C− | B− | D | C | B+ |
Baldwin Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Baldwin Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Mount Lebanon isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mount Lebanon with a neighbor →
Questions about Mount Lebanon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Mount Lebanon, PA a good place to live?
Mount Lebanon has no overall grade: it has no figures for cost of living and health, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health). Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.