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Pennsylvania City Rankings

How cities and counties in Pennsylvania compare on income, housing, population growth, climate and natural hazard risk.

People & housing

Richest Cities in Pennsylvania

  1. 1. Wayne$150,539
  2. 2. Bala Cynwyd$150,000
  3. 3. Conshohocken$122,721

Most Expensive Cities in Pennsylvania

  1. 1. Wayne$713,300
  2. 2. Bala Cynwyd$640,400
  3. 3. Doylestown$527,700

Most Affordable Cities in Pennsylvania

  1. 1. Johnstown$45,400
  2. 2. Oil City$74,100
  3. 3. New Castle$77,400

Cities with the Highest Rent in Pennsylvania

  1. 1. Conshohocken$2,147/mo
  2. 2. King of Prussia$2,077/mo
  3. 3. Wayne$2,022/mo

Most Educated Cities in Pennsylvania

  1. 1. Bala Cynwyd75.7%
  2. 2. Wayne71.5%
  3. 3. State College68.4%

Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Pennsylvania

  1. 1. State College38.1%
  2. 2. Lewistown35.7%
  3. 3. Johnstown31.9%

Most Densely Populated Cities in Pennsylvania

  1. 1. Philadelphia11,760
  2. 2. West Chester11,195
  3. 3. Norristown10,211

Largest Cities in Pennsylvania by Population

  1. 1. Philadelphia1,579,706
  2. 2. Pittsburgh304,759
  3. 3. Allentown125,976

Youngest Cities in Pennsylvania

  1. 1. State College21.2 years
  2. 2. Gettysburg22.3 years
  3. 3. Indiana23.4 years

Oldest Cities in Pennsylvania by Median Age

  1. 1. Doylestown48.8 years
  2. 2. Jim Thorpe48.7 years
  3. 3. Wayne46.2 years

Population growth

Fastest-Growing Cities in Pennsylvania

  1. 1. West Chester+21.9%
  2. 2. Gettysburg+21.7%
  3. 3. Carlisle+11.9%

Fastest-Shrinking Cities in Pennsylvania

  1. 1. Meadville-5.3%
  2. 2. Butler-3.6%
  3. 3. Johnstown-3.0%

Fastest-Growing Cities in Pennsylvania Since 2010

  1. 1. Conshohocken+18.2%
  2. 2. Hazleton+18.1%
  3. 3. Phoenixville+13.1%

Climate

Warmest Cities in Pennsylvania

  1. 1. Bala Cynwyd57.7°F
  2. 2. Philadelphia57.7°F
  3. 3. Chester57.2°F

Coldest Cities in Pennsylvania

  1. 1. Hazleton48.0°F
  2. 2. Butler48.5°F
  3. 3. Meadville48.5°F

Snowiest Cities in Pennsylvania

  1. 1. Erie104.3 in
  2. 2. Oil City53.7 in
  3. 3. Hazleton48.0 in

Wettest Cities in Pennsylvania

  1. 1. Hazleton53.6 in
  2. 2. Stroudsburg53.6 in
  3. 3. Jim Thorpe51.9 in

Driest Cities in Pennsylvania

  1. 1. Pittsburgh38.3 in
  2. 2. Scranton38.7 in
  3. 3. Wilkes-Barre38.7 in

Natural hazards

Counties with the Highest Natural Hazard Risk in Pennsylvania

  1. 1. Philadelphia County99.6
  2. 2. Allegheny County98.1
  3. 3. Montgomery County96.8

Counties with the Lowest Natural Hazard Risk in Pennsylvania

  1. 1. Fulton County7.8
  2. 2. Sullivan County10.7
  3. 3. Cameron County12.6

Counties with the Highest Expected Annual Loss from Natural Hazards in Pennsylvania

  1. 1. Philadelphia County$667.1M
  2. 2. Allegheny County$354.2M
  3. 3. Montgomery County$296.7M

Environment

Counties with the Highest Radon Potential in Pennsylvania

  1. 1. Philadelphia County3
  2. 2. Cambria County2
  3. 3. Crawford County2

Counties with the Worst Air Quality in Pennsylvania

  1. 1. Allegheny County52
  2. 2. Philadelphia County52
  3. 3. Lancaster County50

Counties with the Cleanest Air in Pennsylvania

  1. 1. Lawrence County24
  2. 2. Susquehanna County25
  3. 3. Wyoming County26

Counties in the Worst Drought in Pennsylvania

  1. 1. Erie County99.9
  2. 2. Franklin County67.2
  3. 3. Berks County61.3

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey, 2010 Census, Population Estimates Program), NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals and FEMA National Risk Index.