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SheetPA-FREDERICKSBURG-CDP-LEBANON-COUNTY-PA · Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County), PA 1,478 pop · income 72nd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County)
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County) on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
North Charler… · lowest
43,981
North Charler… · lowest
43,981 median HH income
30.7% of the leader · rank #1
East Rutherfo… · near
91,789
East Rutherfo… · near
91,789 median HH income
64.0% of the leader · rank #2
Fredericksbur… · this city
91,806
Fredericksbur… · this city
91,806 median HH income
64.0% of the leader · rank #3
Constantia · near
91,806
Constantia · near
91,806 median HH income
64.0% of the leader · rank #4
Flanders · near
91,806
Flanders · near
91,806 median HH income
64.0% of the leader · rank #5
Toquerville · near
91,818
Toquerville · near
91,818 median HH income
64.0% of the leader · rank #6
Avalon · highest
143,482
Avalon · highest
143,482 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County) on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 1,478.
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County) lands in the 72nd percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
72nd
percentile, household income
49th
percentile, home value
54th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County), PA
Pennsylvania's Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County) is a small town, with 1,478 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Households in Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County) report a median income of $91,806 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 6.7%. Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County)'s housing stock carries a median value of $221,400, and the median resident age is 40.9 years. Educational attainment runs 18.8% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 62.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Pennsylvania tracks close to the national cost-of-living baseline: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Pennsylvania at 97.6 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Near Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,225 monthly. Monthly utility costs average around $260 across Pennsylvania, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 67.4 out of 100 (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County)'s data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to work and mobility to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County), city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for annual population history, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County)?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.4 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 6.7%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
What does the journey to work look like in Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County)?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 79.6%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Which cities make useful reference points for Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County)?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
Within Pennsylvania, the closest population matches are Nescopeck (1,475 residents, $60,625 income); Perryopolis (1,483 residents, $56,607 income); Valley View CDP (Schuylkill County) (1,473 residents, $71,250 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Lakeshire, MO (1,478 residents); Tarkio, MO (1,478 residents); Battle Creek, NE (1,478 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Above median income · poverty 6.7% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
97.6 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Pennsylvania average
C-
City profile score · Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County), PA
54/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income B
$91,806
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate C-
6.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Cost of living C-
97.6 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Bachelor's+ share F
18.8%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
How does Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County) compare to other US cities?
Here's how Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County) stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income72% higher than other cities
Home value49% pricier than other cities
Median rent54% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County) against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Pennsylvania only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Pennsylvania-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County) near the bottom of Pennsylvania's cities
Among the 1,865 Pennsylvania cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County) ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County) only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#349 of 1,765
80th percentile in Pennsylvania
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 1,865
0th percentile in Pennsylvania
Median Home Value
#514 of 1,790
71st percentile in Pennsylvania
Poverty Rate
#818 of 1,856
56th percentile in Pennsylvania
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#1,102 of 1,861
40th percentile in Pennsylvania
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Pennsylvania only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
72nd percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County)'s home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$221,400Among the most affordablemore affordable than 51% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#3,542 of 15,516
More affordable than 77% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#3,223 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.4×, Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County) sits in the affordable band:
national rank #3,542 of 15,516 and #3,223 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$91,806Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County), PA median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County), PA median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County), PA.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)18.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)6.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)62.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
1,478
Median Income
$91,806
Median Home Value
$221,400
Median Age
40.9
Poverty Rate
6.7%
Labor force participation
62.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
18.8%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
79.6%
Carpool
5.6%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
2.1%
Work from Home
3.4%
Other
9.3%
Based on 755 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Pennsylvania statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $260
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Pennsylvania at $260 (electricity about $120 , water and sewer about $52 ).
These are Pennsylvania statewide averages, not a meter reading for Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County). Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Pennsylvania's BEA cost-of-living index is 97.6 (Near Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County) is $1,225/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Pennsylvania statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 67.4 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Pennsylvania statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County) sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Fredericksburg CDP (Lebanon County) compares to similar-size Pennsylvania cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.