StevensPA
A town settled in 1864, now home to 799 people.
Is Stevens a good place to live?
35% of residents live below the poverty line in Stevens, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 5 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower midpoint age than Stevens. Stevens has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Stevens stand out
Where Stevens beats most towns.
799 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Hersheypark and 49 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Stevens. Close and well known come first.
26 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
3 mi MuseumEphrata Cloister
35 mi GardenLongwood Gardens
13 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
26 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
27 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate WorldPhoto credits
Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ephrata Cloister: 1549bcp at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Stevens: who provides what
Stevens is unincorporated, so Lancaster 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 Stevens.
With 5.1 jobs for every working resident, Stevens draws in 1,401 commuters
The top destinations are East Cocalico Township (13%), Ephrata Township (9%) and Ephrata (6%). For most workers, Stevens is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. Stevens’ mean commuting time stands at 36 minutes. Jobs in Stevens grew by 407 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,410.
| Stevens | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $49,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Stevens: four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect chilly, snowy winters and warm summers in Stevens. Summer afternoons peak near 86° in July, and January nights bottom out around 22°; snowfall runs to about 34 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Stevens has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected losses in Stevens break down as 59% from inland flooding and 19% from hurricanes. Stevens’ natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 33 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Stevens is
In Stevens, nearly a quarter of adults say their health is fair or poor. Among adults locally, 21% smoke cigarettes.
| Stevens | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Stevens | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.4% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 7.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.4% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Stevens
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Stevens
About 0 of every 100 Stevens residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Every workday, about 1,401 people come to Stevens for work
Where Stevens’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Stevens
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Stevens, PA a good place to live?
Stevens has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.