152 Pennsylvania Places, Each With Its Own Local Search Picture

Pennsylvania is divided into hundreds of boroughs and townships, and searchers rarely care which one a business is in. They type the name of the town. This guide follows that habit: 122 of the 152 pages are for cities and boroughs that the Census reports as places, and 30 are for named communities such as Levittown, Drexel Hill, King of Prussia, and Allison Park, which the Census calls census-designated places and which have no municipal government of their own.

Size varies widely. 10 places have 50,000 residents or more, 69 have between 10,000 and 50,000, and 73 have fewer than 10,000. Some of the smaller ones are included because they are business districts that draw customers from far beyond their own borders.

An older population. In 27 places at least 22% of residents are 65 or older, and the oldest-skewing include Willow Street (38.3%), Stroudsburg (31.7%), Doylestown (30.4%). Searches in those places tend to be about health, home help and trusted local names, so reviews and an accurate map listing matter a great deal.

Renting and turnover. 47 places have a renter majority, and 75 of the 152 show a lower 2023 population estimate than their 2020 base. Where people move often, newcomers search before they ask a neighbor.

Commuting and education. In 4 places at least three in ten workers commute 45 minutes or more, while 42 have 15% or more working from home. 62 places have a bachelor's degree share of 40% or higher, a sign of professional customers who compare providers online.

A place with few residents can still be a crowded search market when it sits in a busy county or is packed tightly. Among places under 10,000 residents, the highest scores belong to Conshohocken (9,182 residents, score 87.1), Jenkintown (4,703 residents, score 87.1), Narberth (4,478 residents, score 86.7). For a business in a place like these, the useful comparison is the surrounding county and the neighboring towns, which is why every page lists both.