Pennsylvania Town Ranks High for Quality of Life, U.S. News Says
Quality of life is important. Wherever you live, you want to really enjoy your environment and lifestyle. As it turns out, one Pennsylvania town has been named one of the best for quality of life in America, according to experts. It’s a popular town, too, so it shouldn’t be too surprising that this one made the cut. It’s pretty incredible to think that this town is the No. 1 for quality of life, though, over any other U.S. city.
The Best Quality of Life of America
The experts at U.S. News have released their popular Quality of Life Index. “It measures how satisfied residents are with their daily lives, and takes into account factors like crime, quality and availability of health care, quality of education and average commute time,” they note. Also note that the publication’s “rankings are based on an analysis of public data and user opinions.”
Before we get to our state, let’s look at the city that’s the No. 1 for quality of life in America. Residents in Ann Arbor enjoy the best quality of life in the nation, according to the annual report. The city clocked an overall score of 7.7 out of 10 and beat out other popular areas, such as Boulder, Colorado; Boise, Idaho; Honolulu, Hawaii; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Madison, Wisconsin.
“Ann Arbor is a city of contrasts,” the experts at U.S. News stated in its report. “It is at once rural and urban, sporty and smart, outdoorsy and high-tech, counterculture and high society.” They add that the city has an “increasingly diverse job market, a robust public parks system, and low crime rates.” Ann Arbor, of course, is famous around the country for being where the University of Michigan resides.
So, which Pennsylvania city was on the list? Pittsburgh made the cut at No. 23. “Since the steel mills closed in the 1980s, Pittsburgh has felt cleaner and full of energy and has seemed on the cusp of reinvention in recent years,” the publication notes. They add that one of the bonuses of this city is that it offers county parks, state parks and riverfront parks.
Boulder was No. 2 on the tally, with the publication saying this city “reveals its spectacle at the crest of a hill on U.S. Route 36 from Denver with its iconic sandstone slabs rising from the mountains, prefaced by pine-clad mesas and cradled within the backdrop of the snow-capped Indian Peaks.” Boise was No. 3 on the tally.
