West LawnPA
A town of 1,384, settled in 1929.
Is West Lawn a good place to live?
11% of residents are 65 or older in West Lawn, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 18%. Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 8 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than West Lawn. We don’t grade West Lawn yet; the figures below are still real.
1,384 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to West Lawn: who provides what
West Lawn is unincorporated, so Berks 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 West Lawn.
West Lawn has 0.6 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
In West Lawn, 4.3% of residents live below the poverty line, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). For most workers, West Lawn is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. Also worth knowing: jobs based in West Lawn grew to 507 in 2023, 110 more than in 2013. The town’s average commute is 21 minutes.
| West Lawn | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
West Lawn has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in three quarters of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in West Lawn, 53% come from inland flooding and 10% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
West Lawn has four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy West Lawn is
33% of adults have obesity in West Lawn. This Pennsylvania town does better than the Pennsylvania average on 14 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 1. Among adults locally, 8.8% have diabetes and 20% get no exercise outside work.
| West Lawn | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 11% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 24% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | West Lawn | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.6% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.6% | 3.7% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 75.6% | 79.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical home in West Lawn: about $253K
For households in West Lawn, the share who own their home is 64%. Home values are up 1.2% over the year to September 2026.
| West Lawn | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,155 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Hersheypark and 60 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Lawn. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
30 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
36 mi GardenLongwood Gardens4 mi Stadium & arenaSovereign Center
24 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
14 mi MuseumEphrata CloisterPhoto credits
Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ephrata Cloister: 1549bcp at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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Everything we know about West Lawn
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of West Lawn
About 14 of every 100 West Lawn residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave West Lawn for work
Where West Lawn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about West Lawn
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is West Lawn, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade West Lawn yet; the figures below are still real.