Living in Cleona, PA
Cleona is a small town of 1,882 people in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It's about 3 miles from Lebanon, PA and 72 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,882people
$178kTypical home
$1,094/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
24"Snow
213Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,882
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,257 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 3 mi to Lebanon, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,120/mo)
- Median rent $1,094/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (47 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (448 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to LNS airport
- 73 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 453 ft
- 58 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 36 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 605 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 55 bars within 25 mi
- 167 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lebanon County: R+32 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk