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Boston, MA vs Lancaster, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lancaster has been positive.
- Lancaster has 4.2% less unemployment than Boston.
- Lancaster job growth has increased by 0.2% in the past 10 years.
 Boston, MALancaster, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.2%10.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth42.5%26.3%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-9.1%-5.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-4.6%-3.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth0.7%-3.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth11.4%0.2%6.3%
Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  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 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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