
Best Places to Live in Pennsylvania in 2020-21
More than just the home of the City of Brotherly Love, Pennsylvania is also known as the Keystone State and contains national forests. Check out the best cities to live in Pennsylvania. For more information on how we rank, read the Best Places to Live methodology.
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Harrisburg, PA
#1 in Best Places to Live in Pennsylvania
The great outdoors are easily accessible in Harrisburg – Pennsylvania's capital. Bikers and runners take in the scenery... Read More- Overall Score
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- 6.7
- Quality of Life
- Quality of Life
- 6.9
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- 7.4
- Overall Score
- 6.7
- Quality of Life
- 6.9
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- 7.4
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Lancaster, PA
#2 in Best Places to Live in Pennsylvania
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, offers a balance between natural and commercial spaces that residents appreciate. Expansive... Read More- Overall Score
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- 6.6
- Quality of Life
- Quality of Life
- 7.5
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- 6.8
- Overall Score
- 6.6
- Quality of Life
- 7.5
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- 6.8
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Pittsburgh, PA
#3 in Best Places to Live in Pennsylvania
Known by nicknames like Blitzburgh and Steel City, Pittsburgh is on the verge of greater heights. Emerging from a dying... Read More- Overall Score
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- 6.5
- Quality of Life
- Quality of Life
- 6.3
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- 8.1
- Overall Score
- 6.5
- Quality of Life
- 6.3
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- 8.1
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Reading, PA
#4 in Best Places to Live in Pennsylvania
Reading, Pennsylvania's history is steeped in innovation. The metro area is home to the real-life Reading Railroad from... Read More- Overall Score
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- 6.3
- Quality of Life
- Quality of Life
- 6.7
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- 6.8
- Overall Score
- 6.3
- Quality of Life
- 6.7
- Value
- 6.8
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Philadelphia, PA
#6 in Best Places to Live in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia offers a unique setting for an eclectic mix of modern lifestyles, mingling both the edgy and the... Read More- Overall Score
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- 6.2
- Quality of Life
- Quality of Life
- 5.6
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- 6.2
- Overall Score
- 6.2
- Quality of Life
- 5.6
- Value
- 6.2
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Allentown, PA
#7 in Best Places to Live in Pennsylvania
Much of the charm in Pennsylvania's third-largest metro area comes from its vast collection of historic homes and... Read More- Overall Score
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- 6.2
- Quality of Life
- Quality of Life
- 6.6
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- 6.4
- Overall Score
- 6.2
- Quality of Life
- 6.6
- Value
- 6.4
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Scranton, PA
#8 in Best Places to Live in Pennsylvania
Scranton may be the sixth-largest city in Pennsylvania, but the close-knit neighborhoods that surround the vibrant... Read More- Overall Score
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- 6.1
- Quality of Life
- Quality of Life
- 6.4
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- 7.2
- Overall Score
- 6.1
- Quality of Life
- 6.4
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- 7.2