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Best places to live in Greater Allentown

54 places with 410,059 residents within about 25 km of Allentown, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Allentown, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Northampton (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 9,860 residents    69
  2. 2Bethlehem (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 74,892 residents    68
  3. 3Middletown (Pennsylvania, 7,441 residents)
    Pennsylvania, 7,441 residents    66
  4. 4North Catasauqua
    Pennsylvania, 2,828 residents    66
  5. 5Freemansburg
    Pennsylvania, 2,616 residents    65
  6. 6Palmer Heights
    Pennsylvania, 3,762 residents    64
  7. 7East Greenville
    Pennsylvania, 2,985 residents    63
  8. 8Nazareth
    Pennsylvania, 5,681 residents    63
  9. 9Wilson (Pennsylvania, 7,781 residents)
    Pennsylvania, 7,781 residents    63
  10. 10Eastlawn Gardens
    Pennsylvania, 3,307 residents    62

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For retired couples

  1. 1Northampton (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 9,860 residents    70
  2. 2Bethlehem (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 74,892 residents    70
  3. 3Middletown (Pennsylvania, 7,441 residents)
    Pennsylvania, 7,441 residents    70
  4. 4Palmer Heights
    Pennsylvania, 3,762 residents    69
  5. 5Wilson (Pennsylvania, 7,781 residents)
    Pennsylvania, 7,781 residents    69
  6. 6Freemansburg
    Pennsylvania, 2,616 residents    68
  7. 7Fullerton (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 14,925 residents    68
  8. 8Allentown (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 120,207 residents    67
  9. 9Whitehall Township
    Pennsylvania, 24,896 residents    67
  10. 10Quakertown
    Pennsylvania, 8,855 residents    67

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For remote workers

  1. 1Bethlehem (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 74,892 residents    69
  2. 2Northampton (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 9,860 residents    69
  3. 3Middletown (Pennsylvania, 7,441 residents)
    Pennsylvania, 7,441 residents    67
  4. 4Whitehall Township
    Pennsylvania, 24,896 residents    66
  5. 5Fullerton (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 14,925 residents    66
  6. 6Allentown (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 120,207 residents    66
  7. 7Wilson (Pennsylvania, 7,781 residents)
    Pennsylvania, 7,781 residents    65
  8. 8Nazareth
    Pennsylvania, 5,681 residents    65
  9. 9Emmaus
    Pennsylvania, 11,368 residents    63
  10. 10Red Lion (Pennsylvania, 6,055 residents)
    Pennsylvania, 6,055 residents    62

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For commuters

  1. 1Allentown (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 120,207 residents    79
  2. 2Bethlehem (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 74,892 residents    75
  3. 3Fullerton (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 14,925 residents    74
  4. 4Whitehall Township
    Pennsylvania, 24,896 residents    73
  5. 5North Catasauqua
    Pennsylvania, 2,828 residents    73
  6. 6Northampton (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 9,860 residents    72
  7. 7Dorneyville
    Pennsylvania, 4,406 residents    70
  8. 8Catasauqua
    Pennsylvania, 6,525 residents    70
  9. 9Emmaus
    Pennsylvania, 11,368 residents    70
  10. 10Wescosville
    Pennsylvania, 5,872 residents    69

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For single professionals

  1. 1Allentown (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 120,207 residents    65
  2. 2Bethlehem (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 74,892 residents    60
  3. 3Northampton (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 9,860 residents    56
  4. 4Fullerton (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 14,925 residents    56
  5. 5Whitehall Township
    Pennsylvania, 24,896 residents    54
  6. 6Catasauqua
    Pennsylvania, 6,525 residents    53
  7. 7Wescosville
    Pennsylvania, 5,872 residents    51
  8. 8Emmaus
    Pennsylvania, 11,368 residents    51
  9. 9Middletown (Pennsylvania, 7,441 residents)
    Pennsylvania, 7,441 residents    50
  10. 10Hellertown
    Pennsylvania, 5,824 residents    49

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Northampton (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 9,860 residents    54
  2. 2Bethlehem (Pennsylvania)
    Pennsylvania, 74,892 residents    54
  3. 3Palmerton
    Pennsylvania, 5,305 residents    53
  4. 4Middletown (Pennsylvania, 7,441 residents)
    Pennsylvania, 7,441 residents    52
  5. 5North Catasauqua
    Pennsylvania, 2,828 residents    51
  6. 6Freemansburg
    Pennsylvania, 2,616 residents    50
  7. 7Hellertown
    Pennsylvania, 5,824 residents    50
  8. 8Palmer Heights
    Pennsylvania, 3,762 residents    50
  9. 9Wilson (Pennsylvania, 7,781 residents)
    Pennsylvania, 7,781 residents    50
  10. 10Old Orchard
    Pennsylvania, 2,434 residents    50

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Towns in Greater Allentown