NerdWallet.com, a website “focused on helping people lead better lives through financial education and empowerment” released a list of the Top 145 places to start a business in Pennsylvania. Conshohocken came in at No. 7. Other places in our coverage area, West Conshohocken, Plymouth Meeting and Lafayette Hill, didn’t rank.

How did they come up with the ranking? Here is the general description of the how the rankings were determined:

We looked at 145 places in Pennsylvania, each with a population of at least 5,000, then calculated the overall score for each location based on the business climate and economic health using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

You can see the full list and more explanation of the criteria by clicking here.