These Are The 10 Best Places In Pennsylvania To Catch Pokémon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in Pennsylvania who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in Pennsylvania, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Keystone State:

1. Sharon Hill (Photos)
2. Fox Chapel (Photos)
3. Bridgeville (Photos)
4. Duquesne (Photos)
5. Norwood (Photos)
6. Turtle Creek (Photos)
7. Crafton
8. Exeter (Photos)
9. Mckees Rocks (Photos)
10. Swarthmore (Photos)

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in Pennsylvania. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in Pennsylvania in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in Pennsylvania in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in Pennsylvania have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in Pennsylvania.

1. Sharon Hill

Population: 5,685
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.55
Museums Per 1,000 People: 10.55
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.55
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 10.55

2. Fox Chapel

Population: 5,397
Parks Per 1,000 People: 11.12
Museums Per 1,000 People: 5.74
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.12
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 8.15

3. Bridgeville

Population: 5,142
Parks Per 1,000 People: 11.67
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.89
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.67
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 7.78

4. Duquesne

Population: 5,558
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.8
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.68
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.8
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 9.9

5. Norwood

Population: 5,897
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.17
Museums Per 1,000 People: 9.67
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.17
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 10.17

6. Turtle Creek

Population: 5,335
Parks Per 1,000 People: 11.25
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.69
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.25
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 6.56

7. Crafton

Population: 5,931
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.12
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.22
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.12
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 9.27

8. Exeter

Population: 5,633
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.65
Museums Per 1,000 People: 2.49
Churches Per 1,000 People: 10.65
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 9.23

9. Mckees Rocks

Population: 6,088
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.86
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.27
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.86
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 8.54

10. Swarthmore

Population: 6,198
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.52
Museums Per 1,000 People: 5.49
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.36
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 9.68

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in Pennsylvania where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in Pennsylvania with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. Bethlehem (Photos)
2. Harrisburg (Photos)
3. Allentown (Photos)
4. Scranton (Photos)
5. Lancaster (Photos)

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• 10 Worst Places To Live In Pennsylvania

Detailed List Of The Best Places In Pennsylvania To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	Sharon Hill	5,685
2	Fox Chapel	5,397
3	Bridgeville	5,142
4	Duquesne	5,558
5	Norwood	5,897
6	Turtle Creek	5,335
7	Crafton	5,931
8	Exeter	5,633
9	Mckees Rocks	6,088
10	Swarthmore	6,198
11	Folcroft	6,615
12	Clifton Heights	6,656
13	Forest Hills	6,501
14	Coraopolis	5,655
15	Arnold	5,090
16	Oakmont	6,358
17	Nazareth	5,723
18	Ridley Park	7,021
19	Glenolden	7,150
20	West View	6,752
21	Ambler	6,481
22	Steelton	5,959
23	Conshohocken	7,864
24	Olyphant	5,178
25	Moosic	5,712
26	Swoyersville	5,038
27	Catasauqua	6,477
28	Hatboro	7,403
29	Kennett Square	6,123
30	Monaca	5,721
31	Collegeville	5,263
32	Collingdale	8,778
33	Shillington	5,272
34	Castle Shannon	8,317
35	Bellevue	8,338
36	Pleasant Hills	8,291
37	South Williamsport	6,370
38	Dormont	8,565
39	Carnegie	7,960
40	Clarks Summit	5,101
41	Swissvale	8,963
42	New Cumberland	7,276
43	Birdsboro	5,158
44	Hollidaysburg	5,792
45	Pittston	7,702
46	Taylor	6,230
47	Westmont	5,086
48	Red Lion	6,343
49	Brentwood	9,625
50	Lansdowne	10,618
51	Clairton	6,752
52	Blakely	6,534
53	Darby	10,689
54	Camp Hill	7,891
55	Brookhaven	8,045
56	Milton	7,017
57	Bristol	9,657
58	Plymouth	5,905
59	Bellefonte	6,250
60	Yeadon	11,506
61	Shenandoah	5,002
62	Vandergrift	5,142
63	White Oak	7,851
64	New Brighton	5,973
65	Mechanicsburg	8,971
66	Bangor	5,256
67	Archbald	7,053
68	Wilson	7,852
69	Munhall	11,355
70	Old Forge	8,265
71	Millersville	8,320
72	Lewisburg	5,781
73	Stroudsburg	5,528
74	New Holland	5,407
75	Palmerton	5,382
76	Selinsgrove	5,698
77	Souderton	6,668
78	Milton	7,017
79	Gettysburg	7,632
80	Northampton	9,921
81	Media	5,341
82	Whitehall	13,931
83	Schuylkill Haven	5,368
84	Lititz	9,386
85	Ambridge	6,973
86	Arnold	5,090
87	Wilkinsburg	15,894
88	Shippensburg	5,479
89	Emmaus	11,291
90	Lehighton	5,427
91	Economy	9,133
92	Sugarcreek	5,238
93	Connellsville	7,578
94	Perkasie	8,511
95	Nanticoke	10,395
96	Milton	7,017
97	Palmyra	7,399
98	Jefferson Hills	10,984
99	Oxford	5,100
100	Franklin Park	13,882