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West Myerstown is a small town of 1,465 people in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It's about 6 miles from Lebanon, PA and 67 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,465people
$294kTypical home
$1,104/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
26"Snow
213Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,465
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,534 people per sq mi
- 67 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 6 mi to Lebanon, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $294k (≈$1,853/mo)
- Median rent $1,104/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 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 (150 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,022 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to LNS airport
- 67 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 469 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 641 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 84 bars within 25 mi
- 166 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 64 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.