If you're looking for a job, a new report says Phoenixville is a pretty good place to live in Pennsylvania. Phoenixville ranked 12th.
Nerdwalllet.com ranked the top municipal areas in the state for job seekers, based on the answers to these three questions.:
- Is the city growing? We assessed growth in the working-age population, ages 16 and older, from 2009 to 2012 to ensure that the city was attracting workers and exhibiting a trend of upward population growth.
- Can you afford to live in the city comfortably? We measured a city’s median household income to see if workers made a good living. We also analyzed the monthly homeowner costs, including mortgage payments, to see if the city had a reasonable cost of living.
- Are most people employed? We looked at the unemployment rate.
Phoenixville Specifics:
According to the report the working age population of Phoenixvile grew 2.3 percent between 2009 and 2012. The median household income in Phoenixville is $61,926, according to the report and median monthly household cost of living is $1761. The study puts the overall unemployment rate in Phoenixville at 6.4 percent.
Read the entire study and see how Phoenixville stacks up against other Pennsylvania municipalities at Nerdwallet.com.
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