Elizabethtown, PA vs Lebanon, PA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricElizabethtown, PALebanon, PA
Population11,92526,536
Median Household Income$76,105$48,456
Median Rent$1,174/mo$992/mo
Median Home Value$238,700$156,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9893
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income40.6%42.2%
Poverty Rate7.6%22.9%
Unemployment Rate3.4% (county)5.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k141171
Property Crime Rate /100k5801,175
Median AQI4542
Good AQI Days /yr221235
Summer Highs83°F82°F
Winter Lows21°F24°F
Snowfall24 in/yr24 in/yr
Avg Commute22.3 min20.6 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—5.0 / 5
Students per Teacher1615.8
College Degree Rate31.4%15.9%
Foreign-Born %4%9.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.9%-1.1%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.