What defines a great community?

According to the folks at

Niche.com, a low crime rate, quality schools, access to jobs and an
affordable cost of living all play big roles. Based on those factors and
more, the website has released a rankings report of the best
Pennsylvania suburbs to live in for 2017.

To achieve its ranking calculations, Niche drew data from the U.S.
Census Bureau, FBI, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other sources.

When the numbers were crunched, Chesterbrook, located in Chester

County, was found to be the best suburb in Pennsylvania. It was also
ranked as the second best suburb in all of the country.

On the national level, Carmel, Indiana, earned first-place honors.

Other Pennsylvania communities that made the national list include:
Penn Wynne (6th); Devon (10th); Franklin Park (17th); Mount
Lebanon Township (43rd); Ardmore (45th); Charlestown Township
(51st); Narberth (54th); Upper Uwchlan Township (62nd); and
O'Hara Township (78th).

Here is the list of the 100 best Pennsylvania suburbs, according to

Niche.com:

1. Chesterbrook (Philadelphia)

2. Penn Wynne (Philadelphia)

3. Devon (Philadelphia)

4. Franklin Park (Pittsburgh)

5. Mount Lebanon Township (Pittsburgh)

6. Ardmore (Philadelphia)

7. Charlestown Township (Philadelphia)

8. Narberth (Philadelphia)

9. Upper Uwchlan Township (Philadelphia)

10. O'Hara Township (Pittsburgh)

11. Birmingham Township (Philadelphia)

12. Marshall Township (Pittsburgh)

13. Swarthmore (Philadelphia)

14. Bradford Woods (Pittsburgh)

15. Blue Bell (Philadelphia)

16. Radnor Township (Philadelphia)

17. Edgeworth (Pittsburgh)

18. Berwyn (Philadelphia)

19. Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh)

20. Chadds Ford Township (Philadelphia)

21. Nether Providence Township (Philadelphia)

22. Fort Washington (Philadelphia)

23. Aspinwall (Pittsburgh)

24. Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County

(Philadelphia)

25. Upper St. Clair (Pittsburgh)

26. West Pikeland Township (Philadelphia)

27. Upper Providence Township, Delaware County (Philadelphia)

28. Audubon (Philadelphia)

29. Haverford Township (Philadelphia)

30. Montgomeryville (Philadelphia)

31. King of Prussia (Philadelphia)

32. East Caln Township (Philadelphia)

33. Conshohocken (Philadelphia)

34. Jenkintown (Philadelphia)

35. Schuylkill Township (Philadelphia)

36. Edgewood (Pittsburgh)

37. Pine Township (Pittsburgh)

38. East Bradford Township (Philadelphia)

39. East Marlborough Township (Philadelphia)

40. Collegeville (Philadelphia)

41. Seven Fields (Pittsburgh)

42. Westtown Township (Philadelphia)

43. Lionville (Philadelphia)

44. Upper Makefield Township (Philadelphia)

45. Worcester Township (Philadelphia)

46. East Whiteland Township (Philadelphia)

47. Lower Moreland Township (Philadelphia)

48. Leet Township (Pittsburgh)

49. Wyndmoor (Philadelphia)

50. Ben Avon (Pittsburgh)

51. Newtown (Philadelphia)

52. Thornbury Township (Philadelphia)

53. Indiana Township (Pittsburgh)

54. Paoli (Philadelphia)

55. West Conshohocken (Philadelphia)

56. Sewickley (Pittsburgh)

57. Upper Gwynedd Township (Philadelphia)

58. Oreland (Philadelphia)

59. West Goshen Township (Philadelphia)

60. Pocopson Township (Philadelphia)

61. Pennsbury Township (Philadelphia)

62. Buckingham Township (Philadelphia)

63. Cranberry Township (Pittsburgh)

64. Thornbury Township (Philadelphia)

65. Glenside (Philadelphia)

66. Plymouth Meeting (Philadelphia)

67. Newtown Grant (Philadelphia)

68. Maple Glen (Philadelphia)

69. Flourtown (Philadelphia)

70. West Bradford Township (Philadelphia)

71. Malvern (Philadelphia)

72. West Vincent Township (Philadelphia)

73. Exton (Philadelphia)

74. Kulpsville (Philadelphia)

75. Allison Park (Pittsburgh)

76. Perkiomen Township (Philadelphia)

77. Media (Philadelphia)

78. Kennett Township (Philadelphia)

79. East Brandywine Township (Philadelphia)

80. Bell Acres (Pittsburgh)

81. Yardley (Philadelphia)

82. East Pikeland Township (Philadelphia)

 83. Solebury Township (Philadelphia)

84. Robinson Township (Pittsburgh)

85. Bethel Park (Pittsburgh)

86. Evansburg (Philadelphia)

87. Hatfield Township (Philadelphia)

88. Woodbourne (Philadelphia)

89. Woodside (Philadelphia)

90. Adams Township (Pittsburgh)

91. Ambler (Philadelphia)

92. Warrington Township (Philadelphia)

93. East Vincent Township (Philadelphia)

94. Trappe (Philadelphia)

95. Warwick Township (Philadelphia)

96. Bryn Athyn (Philadelphia)

97. Ohio Township (Pittsburgh)

98. Moon Township (Pittsburgh)

99. Edgmont Township (Philadelphia)

100. Doylestown Township (Philadelphia)

The full list of 2017 Best Suburbs to Live in Pennsylvania can be

found on Niche.com.

To check out the full national listing, visit Niche. More about the
methodology used to create the rankings can also be found on
the Niche website.

Image of 421 Saint Davids Road, Chesterbrook via Realtor.com

Patch reporter Sherri Lonon contributed to