Best Places to Live in Pennsylvania for Outdoor Lovers

Top 24 places

1. #1PlumPopulation 27,032 · solid overall livability82% match
2. #2NorristownPopulation 35,712 · mixed overall livability67% match
3. #3Bethel ParkPopulation 33,275 · solid overall livability67% match
4. #4MonroevillePopulation 28,517 · solid overall livability62% match
5. #5HazletonPopulation 29,671 · solid overall livability59% match
6. #6LebanonPopulation 26,679 · mixed overall livability56% match
7. #7LancasterPopulation 57,970 · solid overall livability51% match
8. #8YorkPopulation 44,782 · mixed overall livability51% match
9. #9LevittownPopulation 51,152 · mixed overall livability46% match
10. #10AltoonaPopulation 43,821 · solid overall livability46% match
11. #11Drexel HillPopulation 29,231 · mixed overall livability46% match
12. #12WilliamsportPopulation 27,755 · solid overall livability46% match
13. #13EriePopulation 94,826 · solid overall livability44% match
14. #14ScrantonPopulation 76,119 · solid overall livability44% match
15. #15Wilkes-BarrePopulation 44,123 · solid overall livability44% match
16. #16State CollegePopulation 40,902 · solid overall livability44% match
17. #17PittsburghPopulation 303,843 · solid overall livability38% match
18. #18PhiladelphiaPopulation 1,593,208 · mixed overall livability36% match
19. #19BethlehemPopulation 76,555 · mixed overall livability31% match
20. #20HarrisburgPopulation 50,055 · mixed overall livability31% match
21. #21EastonPopulation 28,883 · mixed overall livability28% match
22. #22AllentownPopulation 125,292 · mixed overall livability21% match
23. #23ReadingPopulation 94,601 · mixed overall livability21% match
24. #24ChesterPopulation 33,048 · mixed overall livability21% 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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