According to Forbes magazine, as reported by Realtors Magazine, low cost of living, reasonably priced homes, and short commute times helps add to excellent schools making Chester County one of the top 10 communities as best places to raise a family.
To be considered, the communities had to have populations greater than 65,000 and most of the school funding had to come from property taxes. Average SAT and ACT scores must top 1,050 or 22, respectively. These factors reduced the number of counties under consideration to 51.
After that, the magazine considered cost of living, graduation rate, home prices, property tax rates as a percentage of median home prices, percentage of homes occupied by owners, per-capita income, air quality, crime rate and commute times.
To find out more about Chester County, go to: http://dsf.chesco.org/chesco/site/default.asp
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That is great news for your neck of the woods! It's nice to see that they take into account the areas schools. That is really a vital part of any community!
Pam, Here's the rest of the top ten list:
Susan.....sounds like a wonderful place to live with even great schools.
Susan, that's a tremendous report you found about Chester County. I have always liked the Philadelphia burbs. Affordability and good education. Two things most families want in any area they select. Something to definitely emphasize with any of your potential relocation clients.
Gary, thanks. You are so sweet. I am tempted to comment about Calvin Klein and visiting Philly., but this is a public post!
Go for it! Hasn't stopped you or Amanda on my public posts. Actually I think it actually drove my readership up. But you know I love you guys not matter how badly you abuse me ; )
Chester County is great. In fact, the entire Philadelphia region is too. Thee has been a lot of "top tens" for the region lately. Last year Business Week rated West Chester (Chester County's county seat) as one of the most affordable places to live in the U.S. Money magazine rated Nether Providence in neighboring Delaware County, PA as the 9th best place to live in the nation. There are a lot of praises to be sung about the region, so keep singing!
Susan, Can I move there??? -:)