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Lancaster, PA vs Binghamton, NY

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Binghamton has been positive.
- Binghamton has 2.7% more unemployment than Lancaster.
- Binghamton job growth has increased by 17.3% in the past 10 years.
 Lancaster, PABinghamton, NYUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.4%7.7%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.3%18.2%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.4%-5.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%-6.3%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.2%-8.6%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth0.2%-17.3%6.3%
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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Reviews for Binghamton    29 Reviews

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Very cool place with loads of popular restaurants (some award winning), hiking, winter activities/sports, fishing, boating, central location -making it SO EASY for  More

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Over 3 years ago

I can't understand the strong negativity, at least not totally. I have been here for a while now and have been (years ago). Back in the big recession there were some  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in this area my whole life-all 23 years of it. Even in my lifetime about half the businesses I remember are now boarded up often with no replacements. So many  More

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