Cranberry Only Pennsylvania's 63rd-Best Suburb, Study Says

CRANBERRY, PA - By nearly every measure, the township is thriving. Its new hotels and housing developments are ample evidence, along with a bustling business district and an efficient municipal government.

Given all of those attributes, is Cranberry really only the 63rd best suburb in Pennsylvania?

A report released on Wednesday by Niche.com, a website that analyzes neighborhoods, colleges and schools say it is. Using statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other sources, Niche concluded that 16 suburbs in Allegheny and Butler counties are better places to live than Cranberry..

Ranked ahead of the township was Franklin Park (4); Mt. Lebanon (5); O’Hara (10); Marshall (12); Bradford Woods (14); Edgeworth (17); Fox Chapel (19) Aspinwall (23); Upper St. Clair (25); Edgewood (36); Pine (37); Seven Fields (41); Leet (48); Ben Avon (50); Indiana (53) and Sewickley (56).

Among the factors Niche considered in ranking a community: cost of living, housing values and costs, public schools, shortest commutes, ethnic and economic diversity, crime rate, employment rate, nightlife, outdoor activities and weather.

Do you agree with the ranking? Disagree? Don’t be shy about posting your thoughts in the comments section below.

Written by Kara Seymour, Patch National Staff.
Photo via Cranberry Township.