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Beacon, NY vs Lancaster, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lancaster has been positive.
- Lancaster has 4.6% less unemployment than Beacon.
- Lancaster job growth has increased by 0.2% in the past 10 years.
 Beacon, NYLancaster, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock10.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth28.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.3%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Beacon    13 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Forget the negative reviews of Beacon. Those are old and the city has changed so much. Beacon is quaint, friendly, and growing so much. There's so much to see and do  More

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Great shopping they said, cute town, great art, lots of culture, amazing antique stores, fashionable and chic, a home away from home for Brooklyn and NYC denizens.  More

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Over 8 years ago

So this town had a lot of potential and I decided to visit ultimately buying a condo. It was a town in transition 7 yrs ago.....now it is growing into a hipster arts  More

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Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

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 11 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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