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Leola is a big small town of 7,448 people in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It's about 7 miles from Lancaster, PA and 56 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $339k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,448people
$339kTypical home
$1,459/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
26"Snow
213Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,448
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,240 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 7 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $339k (≈$2,139/mo)
- Median rent $1,459/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (56 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (336 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to LNS airport
- 52 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 407 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 42 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 558 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 174 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 69 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lancaster County: R+16 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk