Detailed profiles for cities and towns in Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
  Population
1,517,550
  Median Home Value
$59,700
Philadelphia (pronounced /fldlf/) is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the sixth most populous city in the United States and seventh most densely populated city in the U.S. It is the county seat of Philadelphia County. It is colloquially referred to as....
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
  Population
334,563
  Median Home Value
$59,700
Pittsburgh (pronounced /ptsbg/) is the second largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with a population of 334,563 and the 22nd largest metropolitan area in the United States with a population of 2,658,695[3]. It is the county seat of Allegheny C....
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Erie
Pennsylvania
  Population
103,725
  Median Home Value
$65,900
Erie (pronounced /ri/) is an industrial city on the shore of Lake Erie in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Named for the lake and the Native American tribe that resided along its southern shore, Erie is the state's fourth-largest....
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Reading
Pennsylvania
  Population
81,201
  Median Home Value
$44,500
Reading (pronounced /rd/) is the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania and the center of the Greater Reading Area. In the 2000 census, the city had a population of 81,207, making it the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh....
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Scranton
Pennsylvania
  Population
76,415
  Median Home Value
$78,200
The City of Scranton is the county seat of Lackawanna County[1] in Northeastern Pennsylvania, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 76,415 (2003 estimate: 74,320) (2006 estimate: 72,861). After Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown,....
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Bethlehem
Pennsylvania
  Population
71,329
  Median Home Value
$97,400
Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 71,329, making it the eighth largest municipality in Pennsylvania. ....
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Lancaster
Pennsylvania
  Population
56,347
  Median Home Value
$71,300
Lancaster, is a city in the South Central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is the county seat of Lancaster County. With a population of 55,351,[1] it is the 8th largest city in Pennsylvania, behind Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Erie, Re....
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Levittown
Pennsylvania
  Population
53,692
  Median Home Value
$114,400
Levittown, Pennsylvania is a census-designated place (CDP) and suburban community located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2000 census, the Levittown CDP had a total population of 53,966. It is 40 feet (1....
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Altoona
Pennsylvania
  Population
49,525
  Median Home Value
$58,000
Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the principal city of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 49,523 at the 2000 census. The Altoona MSA includes Blair County, northeastern and central-east C....
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
  Population
49,100
  Median Home Value
$56,900
Harrisburg is the capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a state of the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 48,950. The Harrisburg area population was estimated in 2006 at 652,263,[1] making it the fourth mo....
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