Cressona, Pennsylvania is a small borough located in Schuylkill County. According to the Bestplaces website, it has an overall ranking of 6.3/10. This ranking takes into account factors such as cost of living, housing, amenities, crime rate, education and employment opportunities. Cressona’s cost of living is slightly higher than the national average at 100.5 and its public school rating is only 5.1 out of 10. However, Cressona also has a low crime rate (a score of 4.6 out of 10) and high amenities (7 out of 10). In terms of employment opportunities, the borough scored 6.7/10 which is slightly above the national average. All these factors combined make Cressona a reasonably attractive place to live with plenty of amenities but relatively limited job prospects and higher than average housing costs.
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