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Housing, food, and transportation costs are generally lower, making it an attractive option for those looking for a more affordable place to live. Vibrant Arts and Culture Scene: The Lehigh Valley is home to a thriving arts and culture scene, with numerous galleries, theaters, and music venues.

Lehigh County also has a thriving cultural scene, with stage theaters, art museums, and amusem*nt park with world-class coasters and water slides, premier bicycle racing track, Class AAA minor league baseball, Lehigh Valley Zoo, historical sites, colleges and universities, and lots of arts and music festivals.

The Jewish population of Lehigh Valley is about 8000, out of a total population of 500,000.

The population of the Lehigh Valley, defined as Lehigh and Northampton counties, climbed to 696,845 in 2023. Bethlehem, Easton, and Upper Macungie Townships ranked among the fastest-growing municipalities in Pennsylvania over that time.

Lehigh University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #47.

The Lehigh Valley ranked as the 21^st hottest housing market in the nation, according to Realtor.com, a leading source of real estate analytics. And Livability.com, a website that ranks America's most livable mid-sized cities, named Bethlehem as one of the Top 100 Best Places to Live in 2023.

Lehigh is a premier residential research university, ranked in the top tier of national research universities each year. We are a coeducational, nondenominational, private university that offers a distinct academic environment of undergraduate and graduate students from across the globe.

Large numbers of Germans came into the Lehigh Valley in the 1730s, most of them Protestant farmers and members of the Lutheran and Reformed faith. Among them were the Schwenkfelders (from Saxony) and Mennonites, known for their skills as craftsmen and millers and for establishing well-respected schools.