Best PlacesNew Lebanon, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Lebanon, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
New Lebanon ranks 16,110th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in New Lebanon
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
New Lebanon's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Lebanon ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
Where New Lebanon ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,038 a month, better than only 23% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 26% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 27% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 28% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in New Lebanon
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Lebanon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,250, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses New Lebanon's effective rate of 0.81%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in New Lebanon
New Lebanon runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for New Lebanon.
Who works in New Lebanon, and how
Work in New Lebanon centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in New Lebanon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across New Lebanon.
What the weather is like in New Lebanon, month by month
New Lebanon sees roughly 75 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 19. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | 19° |
| April | 60° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 82° | 71° | 60° |
| October | 64° | 52° | 42° |
Flying in and out of New Lebanon
The nearest airport, Erie International/Tom Ridge Field, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 64 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Lebanon
Schools across New Lebanon average a B+, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Oakview El SchA · 72% proficient
Top high schools
- Cochranton JshsB+ · 53% proficient
- Lakeview Middle-hsB+ · 51% proficient
- Commodore Perry JshsB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Lebanon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Lebanon measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare New Lebanon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in New Lebanon
Is New Lebanon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Lebanon ranks 16,110th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, low crime, and walkability, and lowest on state infrastructure and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Lebanon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $211,400. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $71,250 median income, cost of living beats 30% of towns.
Is New Lebanon safe?
Yes, New Lebanon is safer than 90% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $154 per resident a year.
Compare New Lebanon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Lebanon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Lebanon represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
New Lebanon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Lebanon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Lebanon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Lebanon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Lebanon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Lebanon detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.