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Best Places to Live in Pennsylvania for Retirees

Warm winters, low taxes, low crime, clean air, a calmer pace Ranked by how well each place fits the Retirees profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.

Top 24 places

  1. #1Bethel ParkPopulation 33,275 · solid overall livability41% match
  2. #2LancasterPopulation 57,970 · solid overall livability28% match
  3. #3PlumPopulation 27,032 · solid overall livability28% match
  4. #4LebanonPopulation 26,679 · mixed overall livability28% match
  5. #5Wilkes-BarrePopulation 44,123 · solid overall livability26% match
  6. #6WilliamsportPopulation 27,755 · solid overall livability26% match
  7. #7PhiladelphiaPopulation 1,593,208 · mixed overall livability15% match
  8. #8PittsburghPopulation 303,843 · solid overall livability15% match
  9. #9AllentownPopulation 125,292 · mixed overall livability15% match
  10. #10EriePopulation 94,826 · solid overall livability15% match
  11. #11ReadingPopulation 94,601 · mixed overall livability15% match
  12. #12BethlehemPopulation 76,555 · mixed overall livability15% match
  13. #13ScrantonPopulation 76,119 · solid overall livability15% match
  14. #14HarrisburgPopulation 50,055 · mixed overall livability15% match
  15. #15YorkPopulation 44,782 · mixed overall livability15% match
  16. #16AltoonaPopulation 43,821 · solid overall livability15% match
  17. #17NorristownPopulation 35,712 · mixed overall livability15% match
  18. #18ChesterPopulation 33,048 · mixed overall livability15% match
  19. #19HazletonPopulation 29,671 · solid overall livability15% match
  20. #20Drexel HillPopulation 29,231 · mixed overall livability15% match
  21. #21EastonPopulation 28,883 · mixed overall livability15% match
  22. #22MonroevillePopulation 28,517 · solid overall livability15% match
  23. #23State CollegePopulation 40,902 · solid overall livability13% match
  24. #24LevittownPopulation 51,152 · mixed overall livability0% 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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