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Ranked for Great Weather

Best Places to Live in Pennsylvania for Great Weather

Dry, sunny, and comfortable year-round Ranked by how well each place fits the Great Weather profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 24 places

  1. #1PittsburghPopulation 303,843 · solid overall livability29% match
  2. #2EriePopulation 94,826 · solid overall livability29% match
  3. #3ScrantonPopulation 76,119 · solid overall livability29% match
  4. #4Bethel ParkPopulation 33,275 · solid overall livability29% match
  5. #5MonroevillePopulation 28,517 · solid overall livability29% match
  6. #6PlumPopulation 27,032 · solid overall livability29% match
  7. #7PhiladelphiaPopulation 1,593,208 · mixed overall livability7% match
  8. #8AllentownPopulation 125,292 · mixed overall livability7% match
  9. #9ReadingPopulation 94,601 · mixed overall livability7% match
  10. #10BethlehemPopulation 76,555 · mixed overall livability7% match
  11. #11LancasterPopulation 57,970 · solid overall livability7% match
  12. #12LevittownPopulation 51,152 · mixed overall livability7% match
  13. #13HarrisburgPopulation 50,055 · mixed overall livability7% match
  14. #14YorkPopulation 44,782 · mixed overall livability7% match
  15. #15Wilkes-BarrePopulation 44,123 · solid overall livability7% match
  16. #16AltoonaPopulation 43,821 · solid overall livability7% match
  17. #17State CollegePopulation 40,902 · solid overall livability7% match
  18. #18NorristownPopulation 35,712 · mixed overall livability7% match
  19. #19ChesterPopulation 33,048 · mixed overall livability7% match
  20. #20HazletonPopulation 29,671 · solid overall livability7% match
  21. #21Drexel HillPopulation 29,231 · mixed overall livability7% match
  22. #22EastonPopulation 28,883 · mixed overall livability7% match
  23. #23WilliamsportPopulation 27,755 · solid overall livability7% match
  24. #24LebanonPopulation 26,679 · mixed overall livability7% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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