| Lancaster, CA | Salem, MA | United States |
Overall | 161.7 | 131.5 | 100 |
Food & Groceries | 98.5 | 108.0 | 100 |
Health | 88.9 | 88.6 | 100 |
Housing | 132.1 | 172.5 | 100 |
Median Home Cost | $415,800 | $505,900 | $338,100 |
Utilities | 11,580.0% | 10,630.0% | 10,000.0% |
Transportation | 119.2 | 103.0 | 100 |
Miscellaneous | 133.9 | 144.5 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Lancaster 48 Reviews
Worse than even Compton in some ways... worse than hell overall. This place is so bad you will want to off yourself every day just by being here, but probably not too More
I was born here, then grew up here for 17 years and joined the Army as a teen, but constantly went back to visit my parents and friends. I lived there again for 4 years More
Moved to the Eastside of Lancaster. I have target, lowes, the whole wheatery, homedepot, bank of America, wells Fargo, Walmart, traders Joe's, Carl's jr, burger king, More
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I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other More
My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of More
We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings More
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