Accolades Cumberland Valley Pennsylvania has received many accolades and awards throughout the years. View our community’s successes below and click the links for additional details. Carlisle was voted #4 in USA Today’s 10 Best Historic Small Towns (June 2022) Think Advisor ranked the Harrisburg-Carlisle area #9 in their list of 15 Best Cities for Millenial Home Buyers: 2021 Carlisle is one of 10 communities across the country to receive a 2021 All-America City Award from the National Civic League (June 2021) Carlisle named one of the Safest College Towns in America by SafeWise.com (October 2020) Harrisburg-Carlisle area ranked top 10 Best Places for Millennial Homebuyers (July 2019) Cumberland County ranked the most prosperous county in PA (March 2019) Mechanicsburg ranks #4 in the state for Best Places to Retire (October 2018) Cumberland Valley voted #4 in the U.S. for Top Towns for Craft Lovers (July 2016) Carlisle voted America’s Strongest Town (April 2016) Cumberland County ranks #5 in the state for health outcomes (April 2016) Cumberland County ranks #7 in insurance coverage in Pennsylvania (Mar 2016) Cumberland Valley voted #6 for the Top 10 Towns for Craft Lovers in America (Sept 2015) Cumberland Among Top Counties in Pennsylvania for Mortgage Approval (Sept 2015) Money Magazine named Carlisle Number 5 in the Best Places for Walking and Biking (Aug 2015) Camp Hill places in top-10 for best places to start a business in the state (Aug 2015) Cumberland County ranks in Top 5 in PA for Retirement Ready counties (July 2015) Cumberland County scores highest in PA for incoming investments (July 2015) Laurel Lake ranked the Best Lake for Tourists in PA (July 2015) Harrisburg-Carlisle was ranked #12 across the US for best places for law graduates (July 2015) Carlisle ranked #16 in Livability’s Top 100 Small Towns in America (June 2015) Pennsylvania #1 for turning rails to trails (June 2015) Carlisle was ranked #4 by Livability for Best Cities for Veterans (May 2015) Cumberland County highest growth in PA, 2010-2014, projected to grow 19.2% until 2040 (April 2015) Southeastern and south central Pa. dominate county population growth (Mar 2015) Carlisle named the 3rd fastest growing municipality in Pennsylvania (Oct 2014) Cumberland County Ranked #1 Best County in Pennsylvania (Oct 2014) Pennsylvania earns second straight ‘Silver Shovel’ for development (June 2014) Milken Institute names Harrisburg Carlisle region as the 31st best large metropolitan area for successful aging (Jan 2014) Harrisburg-Carlisle region lists #2 on Best Places to Raise a Family from Forbes (June 2010) Forbes ranked the Harrisburg-Carlisle region #5 on the Most Livable Places list (April 2010)