2017 Best Places to Raise a Family in PennsylvaniaAbout this List

Devon

• Suburb of Philadelphia, PA
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• 1,930 Population

Franklin Park

• Suburb of Pittsburgh, PA
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Current Resident: Wonderful area. Very safe, diverse, and calming. Great public school district, and good opportunities for student age people to get involved in the community
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• 14,062 Population

Chesterbrook

• Suburb of Philadelphia, PA
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Parent: We have never felt unsafe, older children can play outside without worrying about them, police are friendly and very responsive. We have had some break ins recently but that is about it.
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• 4,478 Population

Upper Uwchlan Township

• Suburb of Philadelphia, PA
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Niche User: I've had to call the police for a barking dog at 1am on a week night and the police showed up within 10 minutes. Whenever i'm driving, I always see at least one officer searching for crimes. Also, I never hear of any crimes in this area; it's very safe.
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• 11,482 Population

Marshall Township

• Suburb of Pittsburgh, PA
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Niche User: Very safe area, diverse population, convenient place to live. North Allegheny is a wonderful school district that has many excellent teachers and offers lots of classes that other schools don't, such as college classes like organic chemistry and anatomy and AP classes. Very good place for working couple to grow up in a quaint neighborhood with their three kids and a dog.
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• 7,571 Population

Birmingham Township

• Suburb of Philadelphia, PA

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• 4,246 Population

Charlestown Township

• Suburb of Philadelphia, PA
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Niche User: The general atmosphere is wonderful in this area! The neighbors always help in times of need such as through storms, shoveling, power outages, and even help with the christmas lights. The overall landscape is also awesome because there are places of woods, hills, grassy flats, big trees, flowery trees, and flowers in general along the street and people's yards. As you go up the street, you're instantly taken back at the beautiful trees and flowers along the road. It draws your eye and automatically makes the place brighter and happier especially in the summer. The fall in my opinion is even better because of the leaves changing colors. I would definitely choose to live here again and so would my family if I asked them the same question. Between the people, landscape, and weather, this area is one of a kind and definitely one of my favorite places to be. I could see this area being somewhat better, but honestly couldn't really imagine how it could get that much better.
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• 5,646 Population

Penn Wynne

• Suburb of Philadelphia, PA
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Niche User: It's a pretty safe area. No worries. Family friendly
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• 5,568 Population

Fox Chapel

• Suburb of Pittsburgh, PA
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Niche User: The High school's renovations were incredibly. Along with new shops and restaurants at the waterworks mall and a new park openning along the river, my neighborhood has really boosted in the past few years!
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• 5,413 Population

Lemont

• Town in Pennsylvania
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Current Resident: Lemont is a wonderful place to live and raise a family. It has a small town atmosphere while being close to the larger State College community.
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• 2,346 Population

Mount Lebanon Township

• Suburb of Pittsburgh, PA
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Niche User: Mt. Lebanon is a wonderful place to live and raise children. It has excellent schools, great parks and is very walkable. There is practically no crime and it is very safe here. The people are very nice and there are lots of community events and also lots of things to do . The recreation center and community pool are fantastic. The only complaint I have is that there is lots of traffic and the drivers do not follow the speed limits at all. They also run the lights, block intersections and change lanes at will - nobody seems to care or get in trouble for it. It's really not safe and for that, I do not enjoy walking around with my small children. Otherwise, I have never been happier in a neighborhood.
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• 33,020 Population

Berwyn

• Suburb of Philadelphia, PA
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Current Resident: I grew up in Berwyn and went to elementary and middle school in Berwyn. I left the town when I turned 20 years old, moving to a nearby small town with lower rent prices. When I became financially stable again, I moved back, because living anywhere else wasn't comfortable for me. Great town, shuts down early (nothing is open after 10 pm) but safe and quiet.
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• 3,113 Population

O'Hara Township

• Suburb of Pittsburgh, PA
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Niche User: I love where I live. My parents grew up here and went to the same high school as me. Its very beautiful, clean and safe. Very close knit community. Lots of hard-working professionals live here and raise their kids to have good values and great work ethics. just very wholesome, overall. I plan to live here when Im done with school.
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• 8,505 Population

Houserville

• Town in Pennsylvania
• 12

Niche User: The people in this town are very friendly and willing to help. But the town seems to get swallowed up by the college students in it. It seems to be about the only thing this town is known for which to me as a person who grew up here is sad.
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• 1,962 Population

Narberth

• Suburb of Philadelphia, PA
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Niche User: I have never felt unsafe. There are many local police stations, and although I semi-frequently see cars patrolling, I rarely see them stopping unsafe drivers. I have not experienced any crime myself or heard of anyone I know experiencing crime. I would say the most dangerous thing about the area is the careless drivers.
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• 4,292 Population

Edgeworth

• Suburb of Pittsburgh, PA
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Niche User: There is little to no crime here. The worst that happens is speeding.
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• 1,657 Population

Bradford Woods

• Suburb of Pittsburgh, PA

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• 1,202 Population

Chadds Ford Township

• Suburb of Philadelphia, PA
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Works Here: Chadds Ford is a wonderful town, close to highways, but with many quieter roads to enjoy as well. There are many shopping opportunities, from Target and Acme to DSW and Anthropology. They have many diverse restaurant options as well. Whether you are in the mood for Mexican, Chinese, Italian, or wings they have you covered! There are several colleges not to far away and lots of historical sites to enjoy.
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• 3,724 Population

Upper Providence Township

• Suburb of Philadelphia, PA
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Niche User: Moving in, Collegeville was a very quiet place to live. Recent construction brings in noises that I missed while living elsewhere. Although home construction is located throughout, when I first moved in there was no close shopping center. Now there is one right down the street and up the road from my house; just a few minutes away! The environment is clean and there is less to worry about.
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• 22,235 Population

Ardmore

• Suburb of Philadelphia, PA
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Nearby Resident: This little town is brimming with excitement and things to do. Directly accessible from the train out of Philadelphia, there is shopping, great food, music, microbrew, farmers market, etc.
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• 12,698 Population

Indiana Township

• Suburb of Pittsburgh, PA
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Niche User: Like I said before, I live in the suburbs. The most crime that has ever happened was a string of eggings on Halloween and the one time my neighbor got arrested on Christmas.
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• 7,292 Population

Leet Township

• Suburb of Pittsburgh, PA
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Niche User: The Pittsburgh area is absolutely incredible. My time in Leet Township has been pretty good, but living in the city for school has definitely changed my life for the better.
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• 1,632 Population

West Pikeland Township

• Suburb of Philadelphia, PA
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• 4,075 Population

Boalsburg

• Town in Pennsylvania
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Current Resident: Great place to live in. Very safe and close to Penn State Main campus. Rent is considerably lower than places in state college, so if you have a car, it is an awesome place to live. 10 minute drive to campus and is a beautiful place.
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• 4,017 Population

Audubon

• Suburb of Philadelphia, PA
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• 8,801 Population