The 25 Most Walkable Historic Small Towns in Pennsylvania
Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 931 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Pennsylvania, scoring every town on all of these at once. #1 is Mount Oliver, PA.
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25Crafton, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 97th percentile
6,099 people · Allegheny County · median home $201,000 · income $64,006 · Jan low 21°F · 44 in snow
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24Beaver, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 97th percentile
4,438 people · Beaver County · median home $254,100 · income $81,156 · Jan low 19°F · 29 in snow
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23Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 97th percentile
4,006 people · Greene County · median home $158,200 · income $54,050 · Jan low 19°F · 30 in snow
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22Freeland, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 98th percentile
3,833 people · Luzerne County · median home $118,000 · income $57,833 · Jan low 16°F · 38 in snow
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21Glenside, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 98th percentile
7,737 people · Montgomery County · median home $390,600 · income $101,676 · Jan low 27°F · 8 in snow
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20Rochester, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 98th percentile
3,472 people · Beaver County · median home $116,800 · income $43,080 · Jan low 19°F · 29 in snow
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19Bristol, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 98th percentile
9,861 people · Bucks County · median home $271,100 · income $76,042 · Jan low 22°F · 20 in snow
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18Brackenridge, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 98th percentile
3,240 people · Allegheny County · median home $94,800 · income $50,197 · Jan low 21°F · 28 in snow
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17Wilson, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 98th percentile
8,259 people · Northampton County · median home $210,700 · income $82,902 · Jan low 22°F · 41 in snow
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16Millvale, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 98th percentile
3,376 people · Allegheny County · median home $124,100 · income $72,778 · Jan low 21°F · 30 in snow
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15Charleroi, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 98th percentile
4,234 people · Washington County · median home $52,800 · income $43,265 · Jan low 21°F · 10 in snow
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14Bellevue, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 99th percentile
8,311 people · Allegheny County · median home $213,300 · income $68,827 · Jan low 21°F · 44 in snow
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13Minersville, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 99th percentile
4,370 people · Schuylkill County · median home $82,300 · income $53,416 · Jan low 18°F · 40 in snow
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12Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 99th percentile
3,499 people · Schuylkill County · median home $52,400 · income $37,727 · Jan low 18°F · 48 in snow
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11Frackville, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 99th percentile
3,860 people · Schuylkill County · median home $103,400 · income $56,866 · Jan low 18°F · 48 in snow
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10Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 99th percentile
4,719 people · Montgomery County · median home $398,000 · income $110,703 · Jan low 27°F · 17 in snow
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9West Reading, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 99th percentile
4,553 people · Berks County · median home $173,100 · income $65,885 · Jan low 23°F · 27 in snow
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8Ingram, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 99th percentile
3,391 people · Allegheny County · median home $156,800 · income $71,154 · Jan low 21°F · 44 in snow
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7West York, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 100th percentile
5,094 people · York County · median home $123,600 · income $80,995 · Jan low 21°F · 25 in snow
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6Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 100th percentile
5,725 people · Northumberland County · median home $81,800 · income $53,021 · Jan low 19°F · 34 in snow
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5Shamokin, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 100th percentile
6,942 people · Northumberland County · median home $60,400 · income $39,690 · Jan low 19°F · 34 in snow
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4East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 100th percentile
2,714 people · Delaware County · median home $200,400 · income $69,000 · Jan low 28°F · 16 in snow
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3Narberth, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 100th percentile
4,492 people · Montgomery County · median home $749,500 · income $123,977 · Jan low 28°F · 8 in snow
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2Dormont, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 100th percentile
8,244 people · Allegheny County · median home $221,800 · income $80,526 · Jan low 22°F · 32 in snow
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1Mount Oliver, Pennsylvania
Median year built: 100th percentile · Walkability: 100th percentile
3,394 people · Allegheny County · median home $96,900 · income $52,297 · Jan low 22°F · 29 in snow
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Same ranking, other places
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)