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Down payment assistance

Buying a home in Leola, PA

1 county program and 5 statewide.

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What’s local to Leola

No program run for Leola alone is listed. A home in Leola can use Lancaster County’s programs below, plus the Pennsylvania statewide and federal ones.

The closest city that runs its own program is York, about 30 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.

Anywhere in Lancaster

1 county program

The Leola market

Kinds of homes here

  • 63.4% single-family
  • 12.5% townhouse
  • 10.1% 2–4 units
  • 12.9% 5+ units
  • 1.1% mobile & other

About condos. Leola’s one local program does not list condos as eligible. Tenfold Lancaster Homebuyer Assistance Program lists single family and manufactured.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25024.

55.5%

of Leola homes were built before 1980. Pre-1978 homes come with a federal lead-paint disclosure.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-year (2020–2024). Table B25034.

$109,200
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)
$91,154
Leola median household income

See the published limits for Lancaster County

Free help nearby

2 HUD-approved counseling agencies within 15 miles

Leola’s program asks for a homebuyer class first. Create a free account to see who’s near you and pick one.

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Across Pennsylvania and nationwide

67 statewide & federal programs

Leola questions

Does Leola have its own down payment program?

No program run for Leola alone is listed. A home in Leola can use the 1 program that cover Lancaster County and the 5 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.

Can I use assistance on a condo in Leola?

Leola’s one local program does not list condos as eligible. Tenfold Lancaster Homebuyer Assistance Program lists single family and manufactured. Each program’s page lists the kinds of homes it accepts, and the agency confirms it for the home you choose.

What is the income limit in Lancaster County?

Each program sets its own. 9 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Lancaster County, adjusted for household size. HUD publishes the median each year; the 2026 figure is shown above and on the published limits page.

Where can I take a homebuyer class near Leola?

HUD-approved housing counseling agencies teach homebuyer classes, and 2 agencies are within 15 miles of Leola. Create a free account and take the 90-second match to see the ones near you.

ZIP codes

17540

Sources: agency sites (July–August 2026), Census ACS 2024 5-year, HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.