Quality of Life In Chester County Ranked As Sixth Best In The Nation

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Last weekend The American Helicopter Museum, itself an argument for Chester County greatness, played host to Fatherfest and a classic car show.

The pursuit of happiness leads to Chester County, according to a new ranking of America’s happiest places by SmartAsset. Life is darn near perfect if your definition includes family stability, physical health, personal financial health and economic security.

At the top of the list of the nation’s largest 1,000 counties, Chester County enjoys the land of opportunity’s sixth-highest quality of life.

Central to its happiness is an ultra-low divorce rate. “Just 7.6 percent of adults in Chester County are divorced, 23rd lowest of the 978 counties with a population over 50,000,” SmartAsset’s analysis stated.

Why their marriages succeed isn’t speculated, but another study reported by VISTA Today found citizens here are not rushing into their vows nor holding on until their 30s. Young adults who grow up in Chester County are just 1 percent less likely to be married at age 26 than the national average.

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Among Chester County’s better ideas: a commitment to preserving beautiful open spaces.

Local residents also sport the lowest bankruptcy rate (0.13 percent) and a top physical activity rate (62.2 percent) compared to others in SmartAsset’s top 10. They lost ground to the top five, led by Loudoun, Va., with the highest unemployment rate (6.7 percent)) and second-highest poverty rate (6.9 percent) of the top 10.

The next-best Pennsylvania county was Montgomery County at No. 25. Rounding out the top five after Loudoun were Delaware County, Ohio; Fairfax County, Va.; Carver County, Minn.; and York County, Va.

Read more about America’s happiest counties and what makes them thrive on SmartAsset here.

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