Ranked · Pick an HQ · Pennsylvania
Best cities to put your HQ in Pennsylvania
Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Pick an HQ” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on bachelor's degree or higher, avg. weekly wage, corporate income tax, state & local income tax. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.
1.Bethel Park, PA33k residents
63/100bachelor's degree or higher: 53.5% · avg. weekly wage: $1,563/wk · corporate income tax: 7.99%
2.Drexel Hill, PA30k residents
63/100bachelor's degree or higher: 46% · avg. weekly wage: $1,439/wk · corporate income tax: 7.99%
3.Plum, PA27k residents
63/100bachelor's degree or higher: 45% · avg. weekly wage: $1,429/wk · corporate income tax: 7.99%
4.Monroeville, PA28k residents
61/100bachelor's degree or higher: 46.4% · avg. weekly wage: $1,563/wk · corporate income tax: 7.99%
5.Bethlehem, PA78k residents
60/100bachelor's degree or higher: 36% · avg. weekly wage: $1,212/wk · corporate income tax: 7.99%
6.Erie, PA94k residents
59/100bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1% · avg. weekly wage: $1,078/wk · corporate income tax: 7.99%
7.Lancaster, PA58k residents
59/100bachelor's degree or higher: 29.4% · avg. weekly wage: $1,201/wk · corporate income tax: 7.99%
8.Altoona, PA43k residents
58/100bachelor's degree or higher: 20.5% · avg. weekly wage: $1,056/wk · corporate income tax: 7.99%
9.State College, PA41k residents
58/100bachelor's degree or higher: 68.4% · avg. weekly wage: $1,261/wk · corporate income tax: 7.99%
10.Easton, PA30k residents
58/100bachelor's degree or higher: 28.2% · avg. weekly wage: $1,212/wk · corporate income tax: 7.99%
Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.
- Which city is best to put your HQ in Pennsylvania?
- Bethel Park, PA ranks first with a fit score of 63/100, followed by Drexel Hill (63) and Plum (63), using the "Pick an HQ" weighting.
- How is this ranking calculated?
- Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on bachelor's degree or higher, avg. weekly wage, corporate income tax, state & local income tax, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.