These Are The 25 Best Places To Live In PA, New Ranking Says

PENNSYLVANIA — Good schools, neighborhood safety, quality housing, and nearby amenities are all important when it comes to selecting where to live. In Pennsylvania, there are literally hundreds of options for communities for you to settle down in.

The review site Niche recently released its 2023 Best Places To Live in America rankings, which includes 11 Keystone State communities (more on that below). Niche also lists the top communities to live in by state, with updated ratings for public schools, housing, diversity, nightlife, crime and safety, and how good the neighborhood is for families.

Here are the top 25 places to live in Pennsylvania, all with an overall A+ rating, according to Niche:

1. Chesterbrook
2. Ardmore
3. Penne Wynne
4. Devon
5. Swarthmore
6. Aspinwall
7. Exton
8. Berwyn
9. Narberth
10. Park Forest Village
11. Rose Valley
12. Fox Chapel
13. Conshohocken
14. East Whiteland Township
15. Franklin Park
16. Mount Lebanon Township
17. Charlestown Township
18. Camp Hill
19. Boalsburg
20. Jenkintown
21. Point Breeze
22. Spring House
23. Houserville
24. Nether Providence Township
25. Pine Grove Mills

The Best Places To Live in America list, now in its ninth year, included the 11 top Pennsylvania communities as well.

Niche used Census Bureau and FBI data to compile the list, which is intended to help everyone from young professionals to retirees decide where they want to live.

Places in Pennsylvania that cracked the top 100 are:

Chesterbrook

• Overall Niche grade: A+
• Rank: 1
• Public schools grade: A+
• Population: 5,457

Ardmore

• Overall Niche grade: A+
• Rank: 3
• Public schools grade: A+
• Population: 14,391

Penn Wynne

• Overall Niche grade: A+
• Rank: 5
• Public schools grade: A+
• Population: 6,226

Devon

• Overall Niche grade: A+
• Rank: 9
• Public schools grade: A+
• Population: 1,981

Swarthmore

• Overall Niche grade: A+
• Rank: 30
• Public schools grade: A+
• Population: 6,560

Aspinwall

• Overall Niche grade: A+
• Rank: 42
• Public schools grade: A+
• Population: 2,901

Exton

• Overall Niche grade: A+
• Rank: 70
• Public schools grade: A+
• Population: 6,095

Berwyn

• Overall Niche grade: A+
• Rank: 72
• Public schools grade: A+
• Population: 3,260

Narberth

• Overall Niche grade: A+
• Rank: 73
• Public schools grade: A+
• Population: 4,467

Park Forest Village

• Overall Niche grade: A+
• Rank: 88
• Public schools grade: A+
• Population: 8,933

Rose Valley

• Overall Niche grade: A+
• Rank: 92
• Public schools grade: A+
• Population: 1,116