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Phoenixville Named 5th-Most Exciting Place in Pa.

Wait, there are places that are more exciting?

If it always seems like there's something fun going on here, it turns out you're right.

Phoenixivlle has been named the fifth-most exciting place in Pennsylvania by a real estate blog

"From First Fridays to the Firebird Festival, this place is like Burning Man meets suburbia -- and it's awfully exciting," Movoto.com wrote when bestowing the No. 5 spot on Phoenixville.

How did they make their decisions? They looked at a number of factors, they said, including:

  • Nightlife per capita 
  • Live music venues per capita
  • Active life options per capita 
  • Arts and Entertainment per capita 
  • Fast Food restaurants per capita (the fewer the better)
  • Percentage of restaurants that are not fast food (the higher the better)
  • Percentage of young residents ages 18 to 34 (the higher the better)
  • Population density 
So who beat out Phoenixville? Pittsburgh grabbed the top spot, followed by West Chester, Lancaster and State College.

Find the full list here.


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