What is the #1 best cities for families in pennsylvania?

#	City	Population	Family Score
1	West Chester	19,235	88.80
2	Media	5,868	87.80
3	East Lansdowne	2,699	86.90
4	New Hope	2,623	85.40
5	Pittsburgh	303,620	82.80
6	Hummelstown	4,526	80.70
7	Philadelphia	1,582,432	80.40
8	East Washington	1,658	79.10
9	Swissvale	8,499	78.70
10	State College	40,669	78.50
11	Wilkinsburg	14,165	77.40
12	Crafton	5,995	77.00
13	West Conshohocken	1,499	76.80
14	West Reading	4,537	76.60
15	Wernersville	2,767	76.10
16	Kutztown	4,188	75.60
17	Phoenixville	19,062	74.70
18	Bellevue	8,186	74.70
19	Hamburg	4,377	74.50
20	Coraopolis	5,464	74.30
21	Middleburg	1,321	73.80
22	Greensburg	14,777	73.70
23	McSherrystown	3,094	73.70
24	Bridgeville	4,737	73.60
25	Baden	3,867	73.30
26	Lansdowne	11,064	73.30
27	West Homestead	1,870	72.90
28	Yeadon	12,091	72.50
29	Middletown	9,567	72.40
30	Chambersburg	22,051	72.30
31	Bloomsburg	12,906	72.10
32	Ambridge	6,912	72.00
33	Carlisle	21,335	71.80
34	Millvale	3,333	71.50
35	Lancaster	57,683	71.40
36	Eddystone	2,212	71.30
37	Collegeville	5,226	71.10
38	Conshohocken	9,235	70.60
39	Ligonier	1,562	70.60
40	Morton	2,768	70.40
41	Harrisburg	50,092	70.20
42	Dormont	8,120	69.70
43	Quakertown	9,298	69.50
44	Millbourne	1,301	69.40
45	South Coatesville	1,843	69.10
46	Forest Hills	6,332	68.80
47	Sharpsburg	3,146	68.70
48	Highspire	2,729	68.50
49	Danville	4,225	68.40
50	Gettysburg	7,929	68.10
51	Pottstown	23,392	67.90
52	Mountville	3,006	67.90
53	Conway	2,072	67.50
54	Dublin	2,113	67.40
55	Sayre	5,444	67.10
56	California	5,046	66.90
57	Coatesville	13,323	66.80
58	Stowe	3,645	66.80
59	Arnold	4,738	66.70
60	Norristown	35,782	66.40
61	Spring City	3,551	66.40
62	North East	4,069	66.30
63	East McKeesport	2,063	66.20
64	Malvern	3,427	66.20
65	Wyomissing	11,100	66.10
66	Edgewood	3,089	66.00
67	Homestead	2,885	66.00
68	Hatfield	3,486	66.00
69	Blakely	6,661	65.90
70	Dickson City	6,022	65.80
71	Columbia	10,217	65.60
72	Clifton Heights	6,821	65.30
73	Macungie	3,247	65.10
74	Ridley Park	7,245	65.10
75	Bridgeport	5,085	64.90
76	York	44,830	64.70
77	Whitehall	14,863	64.60
78	Lawrence	1,055	64.20
79	Fleetwood	4,045	64.10
80	Royersford	4,911	64.00
81	DuBois	7,449	63.90
82	Avalon	4,689	63.90
83	Oakmont	6,712	63.90
84	Collingdale	8,862	63.60
85	Aliquippa	9,146	63.50
86	Johnstown	18,245	63.50
87	Swoyersville	5,014	63.50
88	Uniontown	9,819	63.50
89	Southwest Greensburg	1,927	63.30
90	Moosic	5,954	63.30
91	Milford	1,275	63.30
92	Honesdale	4,465	63.10
93	Oxford	5,763	63.10
94	Green Tree	4,856	63.10
95	Doylestown	8,322	62.90
96	Pittston	7,618	62.80
97	Edinboro	5,303	62.60
98	Shippensburg	5,811	62.50
99	West Mifflin	19,338	62.40
100	New Kensington	12,072	62.40
101	Somerset	5,984	62.40
102	Jeannette	8,719	62.40
103	Easton	29,079	62.30
104	Freeport	1,736	62.30
105	Folcroft	6,748	62.20
106	Coplay	3,423	62.10
107	Monongahela	4,113	62.00
108	Hellertown	6,119	61.90
109	Warren	9,273	61.80
110	Duquesne	5,186	61.70
111	Brentwood	9,927	61.70
112	Chester	33,209	61.50
113	Mount Oliver	3,347	61.50
114	Rochester	3,445	61.30
115	Dunmore	14,123	61.30
116	Williamsport	27,629	61.30
117	McKeesport	17,520	61.00
118	Cheltenham Village	2,033	61.00
119	Latrobe	8,002	60.60
120	Telford	4,814	60.50
121	Erie	94,156	60.50
122	Jenkintown	4,708	60.20
123	Wyoming	3,111	59.90
124	Ashley	2,599	59.80
125	Irwin	3,862	59.80
126	Hollidaysburg	5,581	59.60
127	Kittanning	3,910	59.60
128	West York	5,081	59.60
129	Frazer	3,498	59.60
130	Colwyn	2,683	59.40
131	Lewistown	8,505	59.30
132	Steelton	6,267	59.30
133	Aldan	4,219	59.20
134	Bethlehem	77,069	59.10
135	Darby	10,664	59.10
136	Bally	1,129	59.00
137	Clearfield	5,918	59.00
138	Lock Haven	8,386	59.00
139	Aspinwall	2,866	58.90
140	Brownsville	2,539	58.90
141	Brookville	3,959	58.80
142	Springdale	3,355	58.70
143	Marysville	2,667	58.50
144	Penndel	2,507	58.40
145	Scranton	76,074	58.30
146	Carnegie	8,015	58.30
147	South Greensburg	2,357	58.30
148	Clarks Summit	5,058	58.30
149	Millersville	8,711	58.20
150	Swarthmore	6,524	58.20
151	Monroeville	28,383	58.20
152	Annville	4,859	58.20
153	Brookhaven	8,288	58.10
154	Elizabethtown	11,857	58.00
155	Allentown	125,320	57.90
156	Adamstown	2,387	57.80
157	Grove City	7,861	57.80
158	Sharon	13,019	57.80
159	Kennett Square	6,096	57.70
160	Shillington	5,462	57.60
161	West Pittston	4,645	57.60
162	Pitcairn	3,065	57.60
163	Castle Shannon	8,237	57.50
164	Morrisville	9,740	57.50
165	Shamokin	6,890	57.50
166	Milton	6,582	57.50
167	Scottdale	4,392	57.30
168	Greenville	5,533	57.30
169	Selinsgrove	5,655	56.90
170	Boyertown	4,264	56.90
171	North Wales	3,421	56.90
172	Pottsville	13,374	56.90
173	Ford City	2,833	56.70
174	Upland	3,056	56.70
175	Marietta	2,827	56.60
176	Waynesboro	11,044	56.40
177	Old Forge	8,533	56.10
178	Trainer	1,725	56.10
179	Hegins	1,103	56.00
180	Lower Allen	7,582	56.00
181	New Brighton	5,600	56.00
182	New Cumberland	7,531	56.00
183	Norwood	5,915	55.80
184	Hanover	16,483	55.70
185	Bangor	5,158	55.60
186	Downingtown	8,163	55.60
187	Jefferson Hills	12,313	55.60
188	Harmony	1,218	55.40
189	Titusville	5,230	55.30
190	Clarion	4,202	55.20
191	Elizabeth	1,378	55.20
192	Throop	4,069	55.20
193	Meadville	12,723	55.10
194	Bedford	2,851	54.80
195	Lansdale	18,865	54.80
196	Windber	3,901	54.80
197	Versailles	1,569	54.70
198	Bristol	9,874	54.60
199	Zelienople	3,870	54.50
200	Tarentum	4,286	54.40
201	Perkasie	9,176	54.40
202	Camp Hill	8,149	54.40
203	Monaca	5,557	54.40
204	Mahanoy City	3,522	54.30
205	East Pittsburgh	1,822	54.30
206	Bethel Park	33,070	54.30
207	Caln	2,074	54.20
208	Ingram	3,334	54.00
209	Indiana	14,170	53.90
210	Burgettstown	1,376	53.80
211	Lawrence Park	3,786	53.80
212	Glenolden	7,207	53.70
213	Corry	6,162	53.70
214	Weatherly	2,556	53.70
215	Parkside	2,304	53.60
216	Wellsboro	3,445	53.60
217	Schuylkill Haven	5,247	53.50
218	Monessen	6,825	53.40
219	Kenhorst	2,987	53.40
220	Exeter	5,514	53.30
221	Canonsburg	9,682	53.30
222	Athens	3,260	53.30
223	Nazareth	6,032	53.20
224	Glassport	4,400	53.20
225	Duryea	5,054	53.20
226	Jim Thorpe	4,534	53.10
227	Ebensburg	3,381	53.00
228	Renovo	1,168	52.80
229	Emsworth	2,458	52.70
230	Oley	1,232	52.70
231	Cambridge Springs	2,357	52.70
232	Hatboro	8,219	52.70
233	Penbrook	3,260	52.70
234	Cresson	1,499	52.60
235	Sharon Hill	5,978	52.40
236	Verona	2,660	52.20
237	Hawley	1,104	52.10
238	Masontown	3,238	52.10
239	Altoona	43,508	52.00
240	White Oak	7,520	51.80
241	Oakdale	1,465	51.80
242	Catasauqua	6,491	51.70
243	Sinking Spring	4,288	51.60
244	Slippery Rock	3,434	51.60
245	Donora	4,536	51.60
246	Munhall	10,633	51.60
247	Clairton	6,105	51.50
248	Trafford	3,247	51.40
249	Punxsutawney	5,689	51.40
250	McDonald	2,277	51.30
251	Summit Hill	3,128	51.20
252	Coopersburg	2,384	51.20
253	Tullytown	2,367	51.20
254	Mars	1,255	51.20
255	Taylor	6,261	50.90
256	Wilkes-Barre	44,217	50.70
257	Beaver	4,403	50.50
258	Connellsville	6,914	50.40
259	Newport	1,587	50.30
260	Palmerton	5,624	50.20
261	Luzerne	2,720	50.00
262	Heidelberg	1,185	50.00
263	Sharpsville	4,219	50.00
264	Parkesburg	3,894	49.90
265	Towanda	2,796	49.70
266	Pennsburg	3,958	49.60
267	Shamokin Dam	1,758	49.60
268	Hazleton	29,886	49.60
269	Freeland	3,830	49.50
270	Dover	2,004	49.50
271	Coudersport	2,409	49.40
272	Hermitage	16,132	49.30
273	West Grove	2,791	49.00
274	Lower Burrell	11,659	48.90
275	Tunkhannock	1,665	48.50
276	St. Marys	12,612	48.40
277	Marcus Hook	2,236	48.40
278	Franklin Park	15,273	48.40
279	Millersburg	2,538	48.40
280	Tyrone	5,421	48.40
281	West Newton	2,630	48.30
282	Mechanicsburg	9,535	48.30
283	Nanticoke	10,610	48.20
284	Narberth	4,482	48.10
285	Leetsdale	1,090	48.00
286	Dallas	2,702	48.00
287	Churchill	3,102	48.00
288	Denver	3,775	48.00
289	Dalton	1,381	47.90
290	Watsontown	1,845	47.90
291	Dale	1,295	47.80
292	Kingston	13,333	47.70
293	Etna	3,383	47.70
294	Emmaus	11,727	47.50
295	Waynesburg	3,868	47.40
296	Souderton	7,215	47.40
297	New Britain	2,822	47.40
298	Braddock Hills	1,567	47.30
299	Girard	2,979	47.20
300	Point Marion	1,151	47.20
301	Conyngham	1,639	47.10
302	Mohnton	2,924	47.00
303	Catawissa	1,498	46.90
304	Mifflinburg	3,464	46.80
305	Whitaker	1,168	46.70
306	Lebanon	26,600	46.60
307	Manheim	5,028	46.60
308	Northumberland	3,874	46.40
309	Lehighton	5,268	46.30
310	Newtown	2,234	46.30
311	Wesleyville	3,189	46.20
312	Girardville	1,094	46.10
313	Beaver Falls	8,885	46.00
314	Fountain Hill	4,811	46.00
315	Horsham	15,866	45.90
316	Langhorne	1,564	45.90
317	Reading	94,836	45.90
318	Cleona	1,809	45.90
319	Birdsboro	5,090	45.80
320	East Petersburg	4,575	45.70
321	Ephrata	13,729	45.60
322	Ellwood City	7,575	45.60
323	Oakland	1,732	45.60
324	Bellefonte	6,022	45.50
325	Plum	26,873	45.40
326	Wilson	8,196	45.40
327	Lititz	9,599	45.40
328	Olyphant	5,370	45.40
329	Northampton	10,366	45.30
330	Carbondale	8,820	45.30
331	West Wyoming	2,653	45.20
332	Hughesville	2,439	45.20
333	Plymouth	5,761	45.10
334	Richland	1,613	45.00
335	Central City	1,055	45.00
336	Loretto	1,370	45.00
337	Rockledge	2,609	44.90
338	West Hazleton	5,156	44.80
339	Jessup	4,506	44.70
340	Cornwall	4,602	44.50
341	Palmyra	7,769	44.50
342	Blawnox	1,469	44.30
343	Lansford	4,144	44.20
344	Ambler	6,822	44.20
345	Archbald	7,348	44.20
346	North Braddock	4,255	44.10
347	Delmont	2,604	43.80
348	Blairsville	3,211	43.70
349	Derry	2,616	43.70
350	Orwigsburg	3,004	43.60
351	Mount Joy	8,310	43.50
352	Perryopolis	1,483	43.50
353	Harveys Lake	2,800	43.40
354	Akron	4,133	43.40
355	Shenandoah	4,256	43.40
356	Sewickley	3,850	43.30
357	South Williamsport	6,216	43.30
358	Laureldale	4,259	43.20
359	Butler	13,306	43.10
360	Greencastle	4,237	43.10
361	Duboistown	1,404	43.10
362	Muncy	2,687	42.90
363	Charleroi	4,203	42.90
364	Montoursville	4,711	42.80
365	West View	6,582	42.70
366	New Castle	21,727	42.50
367	Oil City	9,517	42.00
368	Womelsdorf	2,882	42.00
369	New Holland	5,743	41.90
370	Jersey Shore	4,133	41.80
371	Plains	4,369	41.80
372	Chalfont	4,301	41.80
373	Murrysville	20,839	41.50
374	Leechburg	2,052	41.50
375	Yardley	2,596	41.40
376	Carroll Valley	3,962	41.20
377	Moscow	1,825	41.10
378	East Earl	1,110	41.00
379	Manor	3,550	40.90
380	Huntingdon	6,884	40.80
381	Greenwood	3,017	40.60
382	Pleasant Hills	8,418	40.50
383	Washington	13,361	40.40
384	Apollo	1,454	40.20
385	Minersville	4,391	40.20
386	Mayfield	1,813	40.10
387	Lykens	1,830	40.10
388	Nesquehoning	3,345	39.80
389	Littlestown	4,810	39.70
390	Reynoldsville	2,622	39.70
391	Slatington	4,277	39.60
392	Shiremanstown	1,732	39.50
393	Brackenridge	3,203	39.40
394	Susquehanna Depot	1,312	38.90
395	Terre Hill	1,024	38.50
396	Sugarcreek	4,745	38.50
397	Ashland	2,495	38.30
398	Montgomery	1,379	38.30
399	Geistown	2,512	38.10
400	Economy	9,042	38.00
401	Mercersburg	1,940	38.00
402	Forest City	1,700	37.70
403	Quarryville	2,846	37.60
404	Ohioville	3,322	37.40
405	Bonneauville	1,975	37.20
406	Knox	1,032	37.20
407	Vandergrift	5,028	37.10
408	Mercer	1,847	37.00
409	Mill Hall	1,313	36.70
410	Linesville	1,021	36.40
411	Bradford	7,738	36.40
412	Wayne	6,902	36.20
413	Langhorne Manor	1,586	35.90
414	Forty Fort	4,235	35.60
415	Tamaqua	6,922	35.50
416	Ben Avon	1,919	35.40
417	Curwensville	2,544	35.40
418	Berwick	10,291	35.10
419	Gallitzin	1,460	35.00
420	Bryn Athyn	1,183	34.90
421	Liberty	2,302	34.50
422	Elkland	1,571	34.50
423	Larksville	4,248	34.50
424	Edgeworth	1,582	34.40
425	Mount Union	2,349	34.40
426	Edwardsville	4,917	34.20
427	New Wilmington	2,291	34.20
428	Dupont	2,545	34.20
429	Port Vue	3,641	33.90
430	Houston	1,219	33.70
431	Montrose	1,427	33.70
432	McKees Rocks	5,827	33.60
433	Nescopeck	1,475	33.60
434	Fox Chapel	5,264	33.50
435	Midland	2,433	33.50
436	Saxonburg	1,293	33.50
437	Canton	1,717	33.40
438	Bell Acres	1,650	33.30
439	Duncansville	1,145	33.30
440	Troy	1,373	33.20
441	Baldwin	21,159	32.80
442	Alburtis	2,586	32.70
443	Kulpmont	2,735	32.20
444	North Catasauqua	2,968	32.20
445	Meyersdale	2,058	32.10
446	Cheswick	1,704	31.90
447	Honey Brook	2,089	31.90
448	Freemansburg	2,871	31.70
449	Avondale	1,286	31.70
450	Tatamy	1,412	31.70
451	North Belle Vernon	1,650	31.60
452	Mansfield	3,014	31.60
453	Smethport	1,516	31.20
454	East Bangor	1,192	31.10
455	Walnutport	1,981	30.80
456	Jermyn	2,026	30.80
457	Brockway	2,044	30.80
458	Sunbury	9,643	30.60
459	Hampton	1,627	30.50
460	Frackville	3,860	30.50
461	Rankin	1,729	30.50
462	Ridgway	3,991	30.50
463	South Connellsville	1,848	30.40
464	Millville	1,008	30.10
465	Biglerville	1,194	29.80
466	Albion	1,269	29.80
467	Cressona	1,303	29.50
468	Strasburg	3,104	29.50
469	Braddock	1,979	29.10
470	Avonmore	1,008	29.00
471	Avoca	2,523	28.80
472	Patton	1,894	28.30
473	McAdoo	2,617	28.20
474	Homer City	1,716	28.10
475	Youngsville	1,669	27.80
476	Ferndale	1,537	27.80
477	West Leechburg	1,257	27.40
478	West Kittanning	1,309	27.20
479	Turtle Creek	5,046	26.90
480	Roseto	1,623	26.70
481	Port Carbon	1,696	26.60
482	Fairchance	1,429	26.10
483	Bellwood	1,586	25.70
484	East Berlin	1,575	25.60
485	Union City	2,911	25.50
486	Johnsonburg	2,477	25.40
487	Berlin	2,407	25.30
488	Freedom	1,566	25.20
489	Mount Holly Springs	2,333	25.20
490	Pine Grove	2,214	25.20
491	Clymer	1,133	24.90
492	Waymart	1,198	24.60
493	Lake City	2,901	24.50
494	Smithfield	1,086	24.50
495	Wrightsville	2,188	24.40
496	Hughestown	1,461	24.40
497	New Philadelphia	1,008	23.40
498	Newville	1,269	22.40
499	Portage	2,477	22.30
500	Tower City	1,542	22.30
501	Williamsburg	1,162	22.10
502	Mount Pleasant	4,215	22.10
503	Boswell	1,413	21.70
504	Tremont	1,729	21.40
505	Kane	3,573	21.10
506	Blossburg	1,763	20.70
507	Martinsburg	1,724	20.50
508	New Beaver	1,377	20.40
509	Emporium	2,005	20.40
510	Avis	1,335	19.60
511	Bentleyville	2,343	17.90
512	Roaring Spring	2,356	17.10
513	Jennerstown	1,153	16.50
514	Cochranton	1,193	15.80
515	Nanty-Glo	2,399	15.20
516	Mount Carmel	5,695	14.60
517	West Brownsville	1,057	14.60
518	Westfield	1,241	14.10
519	Everett	2,150	13.10
520	Port Allegany	2,430	12.50
521	Paint	1,031	8.40
522	Northern Cambria	3,515	8.30

Methodology

Cities in Pennsylvania are ranked by family score. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from Multiple Sources. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 best cities for families in pennsylvania?: West Chester ranks #1 with 88.80 (family score).
What are the top 5 best cities for families in pennsylvania?: 1. West Chester (88.80), 2. Media (87.80), 3. East Lansdowne (86.90), 4. New Hope (85.40), 5. Pittsburgh (82.80)
How many cities in Pennsylvania are ranked?: This ranking includes 522 cities in Pennsylvania with available data.

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