Living in Greater Philadelphia

Greater Philadelphia spans Pennsylvania's largest city and the four suburban collar counties (Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware) that ring it, and carries a genuinely counterintuitive price pattern: Philadelphia itself, with its deep historic core (Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell), major museums, and a full slate of professional sports, is this region's most affordable major housing market, while the historic Main Line suburbs (Wayne/Radnor Township) and central Chester County command the region's highest prices. The region's economic identity is genuinely varied -- King of Prussia anchors a major commercial and retail hub (the King of Prussia Mall, the fourth-largest in the U.S.), Kennett Square runs a real, working agricultural economy (roughly 60% of the nation's mushroom crop), and Bucks County's Doylestown and New Hope carry their own historic-town and river-town tourism identities. SEPTA Regional Rail connects several, though not all, of these towns directly to Center City, and Philadelphia International Airport serves the whole region as a major full-service hub.

Explore Greater Philadelphia in depth

• Cost of Living & Housing in Greater Philadelphia
• Best Places to Live in Greater Philadelphia
• Moving to Greater Philadelphia
• Climate & Lifestyle in Greater Philadelphia

Places we've researched in Greater Philadelphia

• Philadelphia -- Philadelphia County
• King of Prussia -- Montgomery County
• Norristown -- Montgomery County
• Pottstown -- Montgomery County
• Lansdale -- Montgomery County
• Doylestown -- Bucks County
• New Hope -- Bucks County
• West Chester -- Chester County
• Kennett Square -- Chester County
• Downingtown -- Chester County
• Malvern -- Chester County
• Media -- Delaware County
• Wayne -- Delaware County (Radnor Township); portions also extend into Chester County