Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The picture is mixed. North Lebanon Township grades B− overall and ranks 661st of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It comes out better than 54% of U.S. towns. Incomes are where it shines: the median household earns $84K. Its lowest grade is for health (C−): residents are less healthy than just over four fifths of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Homes run about $234K for a typical one, 3 times the Lebanon metro’s $78K median household income. 18% of the land in the town is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 40 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score lower on civic life.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · USGS PAD-US.
Where North Lebanon Township beats most towns.
Where North Lebanon Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far North Lebanon Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Union Canal Tunnel is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
The archive holds 6 maps from 1891 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Lebanon Township. Close and well known come first.
14 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
14 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World36 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
14 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Arena
26 mi Theme parkDutch WonderlandHersheypark: 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 · Hersheypark Arena: Hersheyarena4ever at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in North Lebanon Township, 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 North Lebanon Township.
North Lebanon Township: 16% of adults report frequent physical distress. Among adults locally, 24% say their health is fair or poor.
| North Lebanon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | North Lebanon Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 13.9% | 5.8% |
| More adults in fair or poor health | 24.1% | 18.7% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 30% | 23.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Cornwall-Lebanon SD runs its public schools. Below: Two of its 5 schools, each with why it was picked. 2 public schools serve North Lebanon Township, with 886 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ebenezer El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 500 | C |
| New Covenant Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 335 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Since 1978, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in North Lebanon Township. Compared with just over four fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. 54% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 14%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The top destinations are Lebanon (10%), Derry Township (9%) and South Lebanon Township (8%). Commuting out is the norm in North Lebanon Township: 6% of working residents work locally. Employers in North Lebanon Township added 446 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 3,701. The mean commuting time for North Lebanon Township comes to 22 minutes.
| North Lebanon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Across 4 parks and preserves: 2.0 miles of trail. North Lebanon Township’s density of trails stands at 0.1 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Union Canal Tunnel Park, at 120 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lions Lake Park | 0.4 mi | 31 |
| 2. Union Canal Tunnel Park | 0.2 mi | 120 |
| 3. Stoever's Dam Park | — | 74 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
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
1 within 15 miles of the center of North Lebanon Township
About 3 of every 100 North Lebanon Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
10 towns share a border with North Lebanon Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Lebanon Township | #661 | B− | B | — | B | C− |
| Lebanon | #987 | D | B | B− | D | D |
| Jackson Township | #859 | C | C | — | C | C+ |
| West Lebanon Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Lebanon Township | #358 | A− | C+ | A+ | B | C+ |
| Cleona | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B |
| Bethel Township | #786 | C+ | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Pleasant Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cleona has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. North Lebanon Township, Jackson Township, Cleona and Bethel Township report no FBI crime data of their own. West Lebanon Township and Pleasant Hill aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare North Lebanon Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
North Lebanon Township grades B− overall, better than 54% of U.S. towns and #661 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
