Key Takeaways
- The spotlight’s on Pennsylvania, which is quite the belle of the real estate ball for 2024. This Keystone State’s largest cities are a smorgasbord of diverse cultures, strong job markets and tight-knit communities.
- City living by your choice? Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love, tops the list. From history crawling around every corner to a food scene that will make your taste buds sing “Eye of the Tiger”, this city has it all.
- Pittsburgh, the “Steel City”, has morphed into an economic powerhouse. It’s slamming out jobs in tech, medicine, and education like an all-you-can-eat buffet.
- Erie, the Sunset City, is putting on a vivacious display with its affordable housing. It’s more generous than your grandma with birthday cards. Affordable, quality homes are aplenty here.
- Lancaster has been touted as a place that’s bucked the ‘rust belt’ trend. The Amish folks and their horse and buggies coexist peacefully with the modern world, giving us all a lesson in balance.
- Allentown, the town famously immortalized in Billy Joel’s song, is climbing the charts not just in song, but in the real estate market, thanks to its thriving industries.
My Hot Take
So, pack your bags, folks. Pennsylvania is dripping in culture, dripping in opportunities, and if that isn’t enough, it’s also dripping in hoagies. A move here in 2024 could mean you’re swimming in a sea of culture, hipster coffee shops and, of course, cheesesteaks. It definitely beats apartments the size of matchboxes in bigger cities, where rent prices skyrocket faster than you can say “hold the mayo”.
From Philly to Pittsburgh, these cities are like the buffet after a long day of fasting – so good, you won’t know where to start. Even Erie, who’s playing the affordability card harder than a poker pro on a winning streak, and Lancaster, where Old meets New World in a harmonious blend, get a thumbs-up. And Allentown? Joel may have painted a bleak picture back in the day, but today it’s strumming a far more upbeat tune.
What’s my advice? Consider a move to Pennsylvania carefully – but not too carefully. You might end up fighting off other starry-eyed homebuyers for that three-storey, Victorian-era townhouse in Philly. But hey, at least it’ll make a good story for the grandkids, right? Talk about living in historical times!
Original article: https://www.redfin.com/blog/biggest-cities-in-pennsylvania/
