Philly is one of those cities you automatically want to love due to reruns of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Rocky and Trading Places.
How could so much good come out of a city without it being a solid
place to live? Perhaps the most unicorn-like attribute of the City of
Brotherly Life is that it’s a major metropolis (second largest city on
the East Coast major) while still masquerading as a small one. Somehow,
despite its size, it just never feels all that crowded. What this really
breaks down to: job opportunities and quality of life can happen here.
(via Best Places for Artists to Live in the USA: Cheap American Cities)