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Safety is its strong suit (A+) — it reports less crime per resident than 98% of U.S. towns. Overall, South Lebanon Township earns an A−: better than 78% of U.S. towns, and 358th of 1032 in Pennsylvania. What holds it back is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $262K, 3.3 years of the Lebanon metro’s $78K median household income. The rest of its grades are middling: B for schools, C+ for health and B− for walkability. 33% of the land in the town is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 156, 1,573 acres with 1.8 miles of trail. Lebanon Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Figures: FBI crime data, 2025 · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · USGS PAD-US · OpenStreetMap · National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far South Lebanon Township is from typical.
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Where South Lebanon Township beats most towns.
Census counts: 6,584 in 1960, 10,456 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2025 and 5 maps from 1891 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →9,463 counted in 2010 and 10,416 in 2020; an estimated 10,735 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Ordered by what stands out in South Lebanon Township.
South Lebanon Township keeps more of its land conserved than most of Pennsylvania, trades workers with Lebanon and other neighbors and sees little violent crime.
Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.2 per 1,000 residents.
South Lebanon Township’s violent offense rate is 0.2 per 1,000 residents. Its property offense rate is 1.6 per 1,000 residents.
| South Lebanon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.6 per 1,000 residents | 5.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Two of its 4 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The largest public high school is Cedar Crest HS, with 1,676 students. Cornwall-Lebanon SD runs its public schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Crest MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,224 | C+ |
| Cedar Crest HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,676 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Its 4,496 conserved acres are a larger share of the town than in 92% of Pennsylvania towns.
There are 6.6 miles of trail across 5 parks and preserves. South Lebanon Township’s density of trails stands at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. South Hills Park | 2.1 mi | 224 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 156 | 1.8 mi | 1,573 |
| 3. Ironwood Community Park | 0.7 mi | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in South Lebanon Township than in 82% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 36 flood insurance claims have been paid out locally. Expected losses in South Lebanon Township break down as 53% from inland flooding and 12% from hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 21°, with about 24 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
South Lebanon Township has about as many jobs (5,938) as working residents, but only 635 people both live and work here.
Among working residents in South Lebanon Township, 13% work locally. Jobs based in South Lebanon Township grew to 5,938 in 2023, 502 more than in 2013. Its typical journey to work comes in at 21 minutes. The top destinations are Lebanon (10%), Derry Township (8%) and North Lebanon Township (3%).
| South Lebanon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Age groups here sit within 4 points of the Pennsylvania average. In South Lebanon Township, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or older. The town has grown 3.1% since 2020, to 10,735 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Here, 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 35% in Pennsylvania as a whole.
| South Lebanon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 42.6 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.1 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| South Lebanon Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.7% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.4% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.5% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.4% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 13.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.9% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.6% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.4% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.5% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
For adults in South Lebanon Township, the share who get no exercise outside work is 26%. Among adults locally, 35% sleep under 7 hours and 21% say their health is fair or poor.
| South Lebanon Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | South Lebanon Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 10% | 5.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.6% | 7.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Lebanon Township. Close and well known come first.
15 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
15 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
15 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
20 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
15 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Arena
12 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 · Hersheypark Arena: Hersheyarena4ever at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Ephrata Cloister: 1549bcp at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in South 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.
1 within 15 miles of the center of South Lebanon Township
About 5 of every 100 South Lebanon Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
South Lebanon Township is a township in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 10,456 at the 2020 census.
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8 towns share a border with South Lebanon Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Lebanon Township | #358 | A− | C+ | A+ | B | C+ |
| Lebanon | #987 | D | B | B− | D | D |
| Cornwall | #331 | A− | D | A+ | B | B+ |
| Lebanon South | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hebron | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Lebanon Township | #661 | B− | B | — | B | C− |
| North Cornwall Township | #881 | C | C+ | — | B | C+ |
| Avon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
North Lebanon Township and North Cornwall Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Lebanon South, Hebron and Avon aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare South Lebanon Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. South Lebanon Township grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #358 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C+ for health, A+ for safety and B for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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