What is the cost of living in Lebanon?

Lebanon has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 93.2, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 66.0, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,411/month.

What is the median salary in Lebanon?

The median salary in Lebanon is $60,558 annually (mean: $63,521). Top occupations include Stockers and Order Fillers, Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, Fast Food and Counter Workers.

The violent crime rate in the Lebanon area is 250 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1457 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Lebanon?

The state of PA has 2,930 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. Charter schools make up 6% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Lebanon?

Childcare cost data is not currently available for Lebanon.

Is Lebanon a good place to relocate?

Lebanon has a Life Score of 44.2/100 (F), based on 6 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a middle-of-the-pack score, where the composite lands for most US metros; look at individual dimensions to see the real trade-offs.

Where does Lebanon sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Lebanon ranks #219 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Lebanon, PA

LiveAbility 49.7/100 places Lebanon #219 of 387 (middle third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

93.2
Cost index (US=100): $1,411
2BR rent / mo: $60,558
Median salary: 49.7
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Lebanon ranks #219 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (49.7/100), with its strongest marks in schools and safety.

#219
of 387 US metros · Near median: 13,078,751
metro-area population: 250
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 2,930
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: climate (32/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Lebanon ranks #219 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 93.2 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,411/mo, median salary $60,558; LiveAbility Score 49.7/100, strongest in schools and safety.

Signature: LiveAbility 49.7/100 places Lebanon #219 of 387 (middle third).

Purchasing power sits mid-band: BEA RPP 93.2 between corpus terciles 91.5 and 97.0. Median 2BR rent $1,411/mo.

LiveAbility 49.7/100 keeps Lebanon in the middle third (#219 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Lebanon area is 46,280.

Lebanon vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

50 Top 57% higher than 43% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Lebanon housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Lebanon MSA; housing RPP 66.0 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,411/mo.

Studio

$1,035

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,112

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,411

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,797

/month

4 Bedroom

$1,959

/month

Lebanon wages and employment

Lebanon posts 46,280 total employment with median salary $60,558.

Median Salary

$60,558

Mean Salary

$63,521

Total Employment

46,280

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,440
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,750
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,200
Retail Salespersons	$32,960
Cashiers	$29,050

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Lebanon area from NCES.

Schools

2,930

Enrollment

1,664,154

Student:Teacher

13.6:1

Title I %

Life Score Breakdown

Lebanon's composite Life Score is 44.2/100 (F), computed across 6 of 7 dimensions (missing dims omitted; remaining weights renormalized).

Cost

53/100

Average

Wages

33/100

Weak

Rent

37/100

Below average

Crime

69/100

Strong

Schools

17/100

Bottom decile

Environment

53/100

Average

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Lebanon ranks #219 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 49.7/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Schools (83/100)

Schools

83
Safety

69
Air quality

56
Cost of living

53
Housing

37
Job market

33
Low hazard

33
Climate

32

What this shows Lebanon's strongest dimensions are schools and safety; its weakest among scored dims is climate at 32/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Lebanon on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Lebanon on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Lebanon cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Lebanon wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Thinking about Lebanon?

Lebanon runs a $60,558 median salary at a 93.2 cost index, ranking #219 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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Cost, salary and score figures are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation.