The 50 best places to live in America

41. Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Population: 530,216

Average annual salary: $42,150

Quality of life: 7.2

Value: 6.9

In Lancaster, residents can breeze through numerous environments in the course of a day, from rolling farmland to busy city streets to quiet suburbs. Though dairy farming rules the economy here, major companies, including Kellogg’s and Mars, also call the area home.

Lancaster might be famous for its Amish and Mennonite population, but the town is also bustling with a mix of college students and non-religious families.