I don’t know about those other cities. But Harrisburg, PA is a good place to live? What an odd thing to say.
Harrisburg is a tired old town with a crime rate considerably higher than the national average. Maybe it’s a good place to be if you’re in a fancy gated community, and plan to stay behind those gates all the time.
There are no gated communities in Harrisburg City. There are a couple well defined areas of crime. Just look for trash in the front yards. There are a number of very nice neighborhoods outside the city, and plenty of very typical middle income areas.
Personally, I am drawn south, somewhere on the water and with lots of sunshine. I’m tired of winters here in PA, not so much because of snow and cold, it’s more like mud season with lots of cloudy, dreary days. But, autumn is nice, at least today. 67 and partly sunny.
In addition, Harrisburg’s beautiful riverfront has been invaded by homeless persons, and all their baggage.
There is no plan to remove these troublesome indigents from Riverfront Park, or from under the bridges.
Harrisburg is deteriorating rapidly.