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Damascus, VA vs Lancaster, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lancaster has been positive.
- Lancaster has 5.8% less unemployment than Damascus.
- Lancaster job growth has increased by 0.2% in the past 10 years.
 Damascus, VALancaster, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment4.6%10.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth29.1%26.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-4.6%-5.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.4%-3.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-5.2%-3.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.1%0.2%6.3%
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Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 10 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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