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Myerstown is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, ranked 967th of 1032 in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $59K. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 78% of the country. A typical home there costs about $326K, 4.2 years of the Lebanon metro’s $78K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 95% of U.S. towns, with 1 place on the National Register. 52% of households live in a home they own in Myerstown, below both the Pennsylvania town median (78%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Only 164 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score higher on history. Myerstown is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns.
Where Myerstown beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,580 in 1880, 3,094 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1905 and 2 maps from 1891 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Myerstown is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Myerstown. Close and well known come first.
19 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year37 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
19 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
20 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
24 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
14 mi MuseumEphrata CloisterHersheypark: 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 · Ephrata Cloister: 1549bcp at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Myerstown, 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 Myerstown.
Myerstown trades workers with Lebanon and other neighbors, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Pennsylvania (mostly inland flooding).
For adults in Myerstown, the share who have high blood pressure is 37%. Among adults in the town, 16% report frequent physical distress and 30% get no exercise outside work.
| Myerstown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 24% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Myerstown | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 9.5% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 7.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.8% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach Christian School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 100 | – |
| Ignite Learning Center PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 12 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 21°, with about 24 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Myerstown has about as many jobs (1,719) as working residents, but only 147 people both live and work here.
For half of commuters, work is under 11 miles away. Jobs in Myerstown grew by 362 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,719. The town’s average trip to work stands at 29 minutes. The top destinations are Lebanon (7%), South Lebanon Township (6%) and Jackson Township (6%).
| Myerstown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Zillow values the typical Myerstown home at about $326,000, up 5.6% in a year, 14% above the Pennsylvania typical home. For Myerstown, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,221 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 85% of Pennsylvania towns, with expected losses of about $389 per resident a year; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Myerstown after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2011. In Myerstown, the risk rating from FEMA is 60 of 100. The national flood insurance program has paid 31 claims in the town since 1979. 72% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 7%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Walkers can cover 0.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Myerstown: 2, covering 22 acres.
| Myerstown | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Myerstown Borough Recreation Area | 0.3 mi | 16 |
| 2. Legion Field | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Myerstown
About 3 of every 100 Myerstown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Myerstown (Pennsylvania Dutch: Moyerschteddel) is a borough located in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Lebanon, Pennsylvania Metropolitan statistical area. The population was 3,103 at the 2020 census. It is home to over 100 businesses, including a Bayer manufacturing plant, a GAF manufacturing plant, Farmer Boy Ag, Stoneridge Towne Centre and Wengers of Myerstown. The Evangelical Seminary is located on South College Street.
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One town shares a border with Myerstown.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myerstown | #967 | C− | C+ | — | C | C− |
| West Myerstown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Myerstown reports no FBI crime data of its own. West Myerstown isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Myerstown with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Myerstown grades C− overall, better than 18% of U.S. towns and #967 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C− for health and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
