DeSales University, PA

Set among the rolling hills of Center Valley, the area around DeSales University offers a quiet, scenic pocket in the southern Lehigh Valley. Daily life here revolves around the university’s sprawling 400-acre campus, giving the neighborhood an open, park-like feel along with collegiate energy. It is also a notable cultural destination for the area, anchored by the Labuda Center for the Performing Arts, which hosts the acclaimed Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival each summer. For anyone relocating to Upper Saucon Township, it delivers a comfortable blend of green space, local arts, and convenient access to nearby Allentown and Bethlehem.