Pennsylvania Real Estate & Relocation Guide

Mercer, Pennsylvania

Population: 2,391

Located in Mercer County

It has been said that the Mercer area is "a land where people come to play and eventually stay." The semi-rural area has easy access to metropolitan regions.

The semi-rural Mercer area, at the intersection of Interstates 79 and 80, has a high quality of living, excellent schools, a low crime rate and many recreation areas.

The interstate highway network has helped bring new business and industry, residential development and tourism to the area. These highways provide access to the major metropolitan markets of Pittsburgh, Erie, Youngstown, Warren and Cleveland.

In the summer of 1994, the first phase of the Grove City Factory Shops, a 400,000 sq.-ft. factory outlet mall opened in Springfield Township. The Factory Shops, which employs 500 persons attracts over 2 million visitors annually.

Recreational areas such as the Shenango River Lake, Pymatuning State Park, Goddard State Park and Lake Latonka, along with a low crime rate, inspired the saying, "the Mercer area is a land where people come to play and eventually stay". Those who enjoy professional sports can easily travel an hour or so to Pittsburgh or Cleveland.

The interstate highways also provide easy access to institutions of higher learning in Pittsburgh, Erie, Youngstown and Cleveland. The Mercer area itself has an excellent educational system and a wealth of nearby higher educational facilities, including the Shenango Valley Campus of Pennsylvania State University, Westminster College, Thiel College Slippery Rock University, Allegheny College, Edinboro University and Grove City College . Money Magazine, in it's evaluation of which schools provide the best education for the dollar ranks Grove City College #11 in the Nation.

According to the Sharon Herald, Mercer Countys' best asset is it's people; "Nowhere could anyone find people who are more diversified in work skills and professions, more friendly, more cooperative and more willing to be good neighbors, especially to visitors or anyone moving in- be they businesses, industries or residents."

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