Oak LanePA
A town of 4,210.
Is Oak Lane a good place to live?
We don’t grade Oak Lane yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Oak Lane for work
Where Oak Lane’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Lynnewood Hall and 181 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oak Lane. Close and well known come first.
Big draw2 mi MuseumLynnewood Hall
Big draw8 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw7 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw8 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile ArenaPhoto credits
Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0
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Moving to Oak Lane: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oak Lane, 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 Oak Lane.
Very low risk in Oak Lane, with inland flooding at the top
Expected losses in Oak Lane break down as 41% from inland flooding and 16% from cold waves. The town’s FEMA hazard score stands at 12 of 100, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 30 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Flood insurance has paid out on 5 claims locally since 1978.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About half of Oak Lane’s working residents commute to Philadelphia
Among working residents in Oak Lane, 1.1% work locally, below both the Pennsylvania town median (6.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). The typical household income here is $136,000. Jobs based in Oak Lane grew to 321 in 2023, 24 more than in 2013. Oak Lane: 6.2% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Oak Lane | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $136,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 16% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Oak Lane
A winter brings about 8 inches of snow, with January nights at 25° and July afternoons at 87°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Oak Lane skews older than Pennsylvania
A bachelor’s degree or higher: 45% of adults 25 and older, vs 35% across Pennsylvania. People 65 and older are 24% of residents (20% statewide). Among residents in Oak Lane, 19% are under 18.
| Oak Lane | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 45% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 44.4 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Oak Lane | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.7% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.3% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.5% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.9% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.7% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.7% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.9% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,200, single groups can be off by several points
| Oak Lane | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.6% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Parkview Park | — | 15 |
| 2. Melrose Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Oak Lane
Colleges nearby
43 within 15 miles of the center of Oak Lane
About 7 of every 100 Oak Lane residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Oak Lane’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Oak Lane.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Lane | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Melrose Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Oak Lane and Melrose Park aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Oak Lane with a neighbor →
Questions about Oak Lane
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Is Oak Lane, PA a good place to live?
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