I think Central Pennsylvania is one of the best places to live… and Forbes agrees.
Forbes has compiled lists for ranking the Nation’s regions in regards to the Best Metropolitan Areas to Raise a Family, Most Livable Cities, and Cities Recovering from the Foreclosure Crisis--Our region has been ranked among the top on all three.
Forbes ranked the Harrisburg-Carlisle region second, as one of America’s Best Metropolitan Areas to Raise a Family. The regions were ranked based on household income, cost of living, rates of home ownership, housing costs, commuting time, crime and high school graduation rates.
Last month, Forbes also put the area near the top of the “Most Livable Cities” list, with the region coming in fifth. Although the city of Harrisburg has received more recognition for its debt struggles recently, Forbes has chosen to highlight the positive aspects of the region, which consists of Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster and Perry counties.
Although we certainly have felt the pressure of the economy, in December our area was picked as the Best of the Best in Recovering from the Foreclosure Crisis, revealing light at the end of this down-economy’s tunnel.
It is hard to appreciate all the attractive features of our region amidst a lot of negative media, but sometimes we need to be reminded that we truly live in one of the best areas in the nation.
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