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Hackensack, NJ vs Lancaster, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lancaster has been positive.
- Lancaster has 1.8% less unemployment than Hackensack.
- Lancaster job growth has increased by 0.2% in the past 10 years.
 Hackensack, NJLancaster, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock10.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth23.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-2.2%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Hackensack    3 Reviews

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Over 17 years ago

Hackensack has a big city feel but on a smaller scale-there are restaurants, shops to fit every lifestyle and taste. There are some negatives too. High property taxes-  More

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Over 19 years ago

Although becoming a more metro area, I do feel safe even during the late  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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