Phoenixville makes 3rd Best Pennsylvania Town to Raise a Family

Well, Phoenixville has done it! Now the world (okay maybe not the world but you get me) knows that we are a town with style.

In November of 2013 there was an article published that ranked Pennsylvania towns on the following criteria:

1. Does the town have good public schools? We measured schools’ academic performance with ratings from GreatSchools. This non-profit compares a given school’s standardized test scores to the state average to obtain a rating on a 1 to 10 scale (10 representing the highest score). Higher ratings led to a higher overall score.
2. Can you afford to live there? We looked at both median home values in each town and ongoing monthly home costs, including mortgage payments, real estate taxes, insurance costs, utilities, fuel and other bills. Lower costs led to a higher overall score.
3. Is the town growing and prospering? We assessed a town’s economy by looking at average household income and income growth over the last decade. Higher income and greater growth led to a higher overall score.

The full article can be found here, but suffice it to say that if you were in doubt before about Phoenixville, doubt no more, friends. Phoenixville is the place to live! 

The above photo is courtesy of Main Line Today online magazine and was taken in 2010. This is the Children's Plaza complete with benches and a water fountain that operates in Spring, Summer and Fall. In the summers you can catch bands playing here during one of the town's popular First Fridays.