Pleasant HillPA
A town of 3,128.
Is Pleasant Hill a good place to live?
22% of residents live below the poverty line in Pleasant Hill, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. We don’t grade Pleasant Hill yet; the figures below are still real.
Pleasant Hill has grown 11% from 2010 to 2020
2,643 counted in 2010 and 2,926 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Hersheypark and 37 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pleasant Hill. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
39 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
12 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
12 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
12 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Arena38 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement ResortPhoto credits
Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · 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
Moving to Pleasant Hill: who provides what
Pleasant Hill is unincorporated, so Lebanon 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 Pleasant Hill.
Most of Pleasant Hill’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Pleasant Hill for work: only 1% work in town. At $56,000, Pleasant Hill’s median household income is below both the Pennsylvania town median ($81,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Since 2013, Pleasant Hill has added 251 jobs, to 1,059 in 2023.
| Pleasant Hill | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $56,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pleasant Hill stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally, with more of its adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance
13% of Pleasant Hill adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Pleasant Hill beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 77% of Pleasant Hill adults had a checkup this year.
| Pleasant Hill | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Pleasant Hill | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.7% | 8.8% |
| More uninsured adults | 13.1% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
High risk in Pleasant Hill, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Pleasant Hill since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Pleasant Hill sells for about $205K
62% of households own their home in Pleasant Hill.
| Pleasant Hill | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,100 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Pleasant Hill
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pleasant Hill
About 5 of every 100 Pleasant Hill residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Pleasant Hill for work
Where Pleasant Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Pleasant Hill’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Pleasant Hill.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lebanon | #987 | D | B | B− | D | D |
| North Cornwall Township | #881 | C | C+ | — | B | C+ |
| North Lebanon Township | #661 | B− | B | — | B | C− |
| Cleona | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | B |
Cleona has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. North Cornwall Township, North Lebanon Township and Cleona report no FBI crime data of their own. Pleasant Hill isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pleasant Hill with a neighbor →
Questions about Pleasant Hill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pleasant Hill, PA a good place to live?
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