Sand HillPA
A town of 2,513.
Is Sand Hill a good place to live?
10% of residents are under 18 in Sand Hill, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (22%). No town among the 1,036 in Pennsylvania we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Sand Hill. 13% of the land in Sand Hill is conserved, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. We don’t grade Sand Hill yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Sand Hill for work
Where Sand Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Hersheypark and 34 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sand Hill. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
13 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
14 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World36 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
13 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Arena
25 mi Theme parkDutch WonderlandPhoto credits
Hersheypark: 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
Moving to Sand Hill: who provides what
Sand 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 Sand Hill.
Low risk in Sand Hill, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 80% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sand Hill stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: a smaller share of its residents live below the poverty line
1.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Sand Hill. Jobs based in Sand Hill fell to 107 in 2023, 34 fewer than in 2013. Sand Hill’s median household income is $101,000.
| Sand Hill | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 1.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Sand Hill
Sand 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
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stoever's Dam Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
| Sand Hill | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sand Hill | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.1% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.2% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.4% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A larger share of households own their home in Sand Hill than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
Only 9 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Sand Hill.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Sand Hill
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sand Hill
About 6 of every 100 Sand Hill residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Sand Hill’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Sand Hill.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Lebanon Township | #661 | B− | B | — | B | C− |
| Lebanon | #987 | D | B | B− | D | D |
North Lebanon Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Sand Hill isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sand Hill with a neighbor →
Questions about Sand Hill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sand Hill, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Sand Hill yet; the figures below are still real.