County ranked 7th on broker website
Butler County is the seventh best county in the state, according to a real estate brokerage website.
Movoto, based in California, on Friday released a ranking of the best counties in the state based on criteria such as unemployment, household income, home price and graduation rate. The state has 67 counties.
The website noted the county has two state parks and the North Country trail. It also said the county has the seventh-lowest poverty rank, the 10th-highest income, sixth-highest graduation rate and the 14th- highest employment rate.
Cumberland County, in the central part of the state, is ranked first. The website noted its natural and historic sites, and said it has the fourth-lowest poverty, the sixth-lowest unemployment rate, the fifth-highest income, and the 10th-highest high school graduation rate.
Cambria and Fulton counties are tied for last place.
Surrounding Butler County, Westmoreland is ranked 15th, Allegheny is ranked 20th, Beaver is ranked 29th, Mercer is ranked 41st, Lawrence is ranked 42nd and Clarion is ranked 44th.
Rankings for Armstrong and Venango counties were not available.
