Are you looking for love in Pennsylvania?
Or are you just hoping to hook up with a hot Pennsylvanian?
Either way, we’ve got you covered here.
If you live in Pennsylvania, there’s a pretty good chance there are a lot of singles in your area. The Keystone State has plenty of people over 18 who aren’t married or in a serious relationship.
That’s great news for people who are single and looking to mingle.
So, where are the best cities for singles in Pennsylvania? We used Saturday Night Science to find out.
21.2 median age · 6.0% married households
Located in
Centre County, Pennsylvania
State College is a home rule municipality in Centre County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the largest designated borough in Pennsylvania. It is the principal borough of the six municipalities that make up the State College Metropolitan Statistical Area, the largest settlement in Centre County and one of the principal cities of the greater State College-DuBois Combined Statistical Area with a combined population of 236,577 as of the 2010 United States Census. In the 2010 census, the borough population was 42,034 with approximately 105,000 living in the borough plus the surrounding townships often referred to locally as the “Centre Region.” Many of these Centre Region communities also carry a “State College, PA” address although are not part of the borough of State College.
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25.3 median age · 12.0% married households
Located in
Chester County, Pennsylvania
West Chester is a borough and the county seat of Chester County, Pennsylvania, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 18,461 at the 2010 census.
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33.6 median age · 18.0% married households
Located in
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is the county seat of Allegheny County. As of 2017, a total population of 305,704 lives within the city limits, making it the 63rd-largest city in the U.S. The metropolitan population of 2,353,045 is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania, and the 26th-largest in the U.S.
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34.3 median age · 11.0% married households
Located in
York County, Pennsylvania
York, known as the White Rose City, is the county seat of York County, Pennsylvania, United States, located in the south-central region of the state. The population within York’s city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census, a 7.0% increase from the 2000 count of 40,862. When combined with the adjacent boroughs of West York and North York and surrounding Spring Garden, West Manchester, and Springettsbury townships, the population of Greater York was 108,386. York is the 11th largest city in Pennsylvania.
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23.4 median age · 20.0% married households
Located in
Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Indiana is a borough in and the county seat of Indiana County in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The population was 13,975 at the 2010 census, and since 2013 has been part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area after being a long time part of the Pittsburgh Media Market. Indiana is also the principal city of the Indiana, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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33.9 median age · 9.0% married households
Located in
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, with a population of 33,972 at the 2010 census. Incorporated in 1682, Chester sits on the western bank of the Delaware River between the cities of Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware.
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31.6 median age · 10.0% married households
Located in
Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Easton is a city in and the seat of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city’s population was 26,800 as of the 2010 census. Easton is located at the confluence of the Delaware River and the Lehigh River, roughly 55 miles north of Philadelphia and 70 miles west of New York City.
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32.2 median age · 15.0% married households
Located in
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is a city located in South Central Pennsylvania which serves as the seat of Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County and one of the oldest inland towns in the United States. With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania’s cities. The Lancaster metropolitan area population is 507,766, making it the 101st largest metropolitan area in the U.S. and second largest in the South Central Pennsylvania area.
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39.0 median age · 19.0% married households
Located in
Washington County, Pennsylvania
Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 13,663 at the 2010 census.
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24.3 median age · 12.0% married households
Located in
Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg is a town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States, located 40 miles southwest of Wilkes-Barre along the Susquehanna River. It is the county seat of Columbia County and the only incorporated town in Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, Bloomsburg had a population of 14,855, with an estimated population of 14,519 in 2013.
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Methodology: How do you determine which city is best for singles in Pennsylvania anyways?
To give you the places in Pennsylvania which are best for singles to find one another, we used Saturday Night Science to look at a handful of metrics. Of course, we want to measure the type of people who live in each city and make some assumptions about what single people like.
So we researched the internet for a database that contains all that information.
We threw a lot of criteria at this one to get the best, most complete results possible. Using the 2020-2024 American Community Survey Census data produced for the state of Pennsylvania, we looked at every single city in the state. We paid particular attention to:
- Population density
- % of population that’s male vs. female (closer to a 50-50 ratio is better)
- % of households with kids
- Median age
- Number of unmarried people in each city
We then gave each city a “Singles Score.”
The higher the score, the better the city is for singles to find one another. We also limited our results to cities with over 10,000 people. For Pennsylvania, that meant a total of 61 cities.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the best cities for singles in Pennsylvania.
Read on to see why State College is the talk of the town while Jefferson Hills is probably a bit on the bland side.
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Best Cities For Singles In Pennsylvania
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| Rank | City | Singles Score | Population | Median Age | % Married Households | % Households w/ Kids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State College | 11.20 | 41,050 | 21.2 | 6.0% | 13.7% |
| 2 | West Chester | 15.30 | 20,666 | 25.3 | 12.0% | 13.2% |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 15.50 | 304,759 | 33.6 | 18.0% | 17.6% |
| 4 | York | 16.00 | 44,938 | 34.3 | 11.0% | 31.5% |
| 5 | Indiana | 16.70 | 14,212 | 23.4 | 20.0% | 18.8% |
| 6 | Chester | 19.50 | 33,619 | 33.9 | 9.0% | 29.3% |
| 7 | Easton | 19.90 | 29,739 | 31.6 | 10.0% | 32.3% |
| 8 | Lancaster | 20.10 | 57,719 | 32.2 | 15.0% | 27.4% |
| 9 | Washington | 20.90 | 13,368 | 39.0 | 19.0% | 21.3% |
| 10 | Bloomsburg | 20.90 | 13,024 | 24.3 | 12.0% | 15.2% |
| 11 | Philadelphia | 21.40 | 1,579,706 | 35.3 | 15.0% | 25.2% |
| 12 | Allentown | 21.50 | 125,976 | 33.1 | 10.0% | 32.4% |
| 13 | Reading | 22.40 | 95,242 | 31.9 | 8.0% | 38.1% |
| 14 | Wilkes-Barre | 23.00 | 44,423 | 34.7 | 16.0% | 29.2% |
| 15 | Erie | 23.10 | 93,850 | 34.8 | 22.0% | 25.4% |
| 16 | Williamsport | 23.10 | 27,612 | 31.5 | 20.0% | 26.0% |
| 17 | Harrisburg | 23.20 | 50,287 | 33.4 | 13.0% | 26.1% |
| 18 | Phoenixville | 24.50 | 19,452 | 34.4 | 24.0% | 24.0% |
| 19 | Bethlehem | 25.00 | 77,956 | 36.1 | 17.0% | 23.6% |
| 20 | Wilkinsburg | 25.30 | 14,027 | 40.0 | 12.0% | 18.3% |
| 21 | Carlisle | 25.50 | 21,852 | 35.8 | 18.0% | 18.8% |
| 22 | Darby | 26.50 | 10,687 | 34.9 | 9.0% | 35.8% |
| 23 | Lansdale | 26.70 | 19,011 | 37.2 | 23.0% | 30.7% |
| 24 | Hazleton | 27.00 | 30,111 | 37.5 | 15.0% | 33.2% |
| 25 | Yeadon | 28.30 | 12,181 | 45.7 | 12.0% | 16.7% |
| 26 | Greensburg | 28.80 | 14,741 | 37.9 | 29.0% | 18.1% |
| 27 | Butler | 29.10 | 13,212 | 38.1 | 24.0% | 23.1% |
| 28 | Lebanon | 29.70 | 26,536 | 37.9 | 20.0% | 31.9% |
| 29 | Chambersburg | 29.90 | 22,319 | 39.6 | 20.0% | 26.1% |
| 30 | Scranton | 30.60 | 76,033 | 37.2 | 21.0% | 27.3% |
| 31 | Coatesville | 30.60 | 13,353 | 35.7 | 14.0% | 35.9% |
| 32 | Kingston | 31.10 | 13,397 | 37.9 | 20.0% | 26.7% |
| 33 | Altoona | 31.80 | 43,196 | 40.4 | 35.0% | 26.2% |
| 34 | Northampton | 32.00 | 10,400 | 43.0 | 32.0% | 25.5% |
| 35 | Sharon | 32.40 | 12,936 | 43.0 | 26.0% | 24.4% |
| 36 | Johnstown | 32.80 | 18,087 | 44.0 | 25.0% | 20.7% |
| 37 | Whitehall | 33.40 | 14,811 | 43.2 | 38.0% | 21.9% |
| 38 | Nanticoke | 33.60 | 10,653 | 39.3 | 27.0% | 28.4% |
| 39 | Lansdowne | 34.90 | 11,122 | 41.2 | 22.0% | 31.2% |
| 40 | Hanover | 35.20 | 16,584 | 41.2 | 20.0% | 27.9% |
| 41 | Ephrata | 35.30 | 13,772 | 37.1 | 33.0% | 27.8% |
| 42 | Emmaus | 35.50 | 11,889 | 39.1 | 37.0% | 32.6% |
| 43 | Meadville | 37.20 | 12,577 | 34.8 | 19.0% | 28.8% |
| 44 | McKeesport | 38.10 | 17,380 | 41.0 | 21.0% | 26.1% |
| 45 | Columbia | 38.90 | 10,278 | 41.8 | 30.0% | 23.9% |
| 46 | West Mifflin | 39.20 | 19,190 | 43.4 | 39.0% | 23.7% |
| 47 | Baldwin | 39.60 | 21,057 | 41.8 | 37.0% | 28.4% |
| 48 | Munhall | 39.70 | 10,548 | 42.3 | 33.0% | 24.6% |
| 49 | New Kensington | 40.10 | 12,011 | 48.6 | 32.0% | 21.5% |
| 50 | Dunmore | 40.30 | 14,181 | 40.3 | 32.0% | 24.1% |
| 51 | Wyomissing | 41.20 | 11,172 | 49.2 | 29.0% | 19.9% |
| 52 | Lower Burrell | 41.60 | 11,633 | 46.8 | 45.0% | 26.0% |
| 53 | Berwick | 42.00 | 10,317 | 40.5 | 32.0% | 27.4% |
| 54 | New Castle | 42.10 | 21,579 | 39.5 | 26.0% | 26.5% |
| 55 | St. Marys | 42.30 | 12,529 | 51.6 | 46.0% | 17.7% |
| 56 | Waynesboro | 42.40 | 11,047 | 37.4 | 22.0% | 32.1% |
| 57 | Pottsville | 43.10 | 13,364 | 43.4 | 29.0% | 24.2% |
| 58 | Hermitage | 44.00 | 16,041 | 49.9 | 42.0% | 19.7% |
| 59 | Franklin Park | 46.50 | 15,235 | 41.3 | 39.0% | 41.6% |
| 60 | Plum | 49.70 | 26,723 | 44.4 | 46.0% | 30.0% |
| 61 | Jefferson Hills | 53.80 | 12,317 | 42.9 | 50.0% | 34.4% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 61 cities with more than 10,000 residents.
Summary
Summary: The Best Cities For Singles In Pennsylvania For 2026
If you’re looking for a breakdown of cities in Pennsylvania ranked by criteria that most agree make a place a great spot for finding a single person (and potentially love), this is an accurate list.
The best cities for singles in Pennsylvania are State College, West Chester, Pittsburgh, York, Indiana, Chester, Easton, Lancaster, Washington, and Bloomsburg. Not sold on Pennsylvania? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Best Cities For Singles In Pennsylvania FAQs
What is the best city for singles in Pennsylvania?
State College is the best city for singles in Pennsylvania for 2026, according to Saturday Night Science. West Chester and Pittsburgh are next.
What are the best cities for singles in Pennsylvania?
The best Pennsylvania cities for singles are State College, West Chester, Pittsburgh, York, Indiana, Chester, Easton, Lancaster, Washington, and Bloomsburg. We ranked all 61 cities with more than 10,000 residents.
How do you rank cities for singles?
Singles-friendliness is measured by population density, gender balance, median age, and the share of unmarried residents, all from Census American Community Survey data. More single people around means better odds.
Why did State College come out on top?
State College posts the best combination of unmarried residents, a dating-friendly age mix, and enough density to actually run into people. That combination beat the other 61 qualifying cities.
What is the toughest place to be single in Pennsylvania?
Jefferson Hills ranks last for singles in Pennsylvania — more married households and fewer chances to mingle. If you are single and settling there anyway, bring hobbies.
