Living in Mount Lebanon, PA
Suburb in Pennsylvania
Mount Lebanon is a suburb in Pennsylvania, home to about 34,000 people, with 1.2 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, you can walk or take transit almost everywhere. Life moves at a fast pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Mount Lebanon a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 11 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Strong public schools: test results well above the US average
- Low natural disaster risk: 4 federally declared disasters since 2000
- Highly educated: 68% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, and 3 research universities are within 31 mi
👎 Cons
- Cloudier than most places
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
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Key facts
Living in Mount Lebanon: common questions
What is the cost of living in Mount Lebanon?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $423k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,660 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 95, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Mount Lebanon?
Pennsylvania collects about $1,376 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.86% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Mount Lebanon safe?
Mount Lebanon isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Mount Lebanon?
Public schools in Mount Lebanon test well above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 14 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Mount Lebanon?
Mount Lebanon has cold winters: winter days average around 39°F and summer days around 81°F, with roughly 44″ of snow a year.
Does Mount Lebanon get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and cold waves: 4 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.29 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Mount Lebanon?
The nearest major airport is PIT, about 12 mi away.
How Mount Lebanon scores
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