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Lancaster, PA vs Cincinnati, OH

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- The median age of a home in Lancaster is 57.8% younger than the median age of a home in Cincinnati.
 Lancaster, PACincinnati, OHUnited States
 Median Home Age457142
 Median Home Cost$171,000$210,800$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.6%16.6%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.59.4%58.9%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.81.4%86.6%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$16.0$16.5$11.0
 Homes Owned44.0%34.2%57.4%
 Housing Vacant5.5%12.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented50.5%53.2%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Lancaster, PACincinnati, OHUnited States
 Average Rent$1,630$1,410$1,840
 Studio Apartment$900$710$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,040$820$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,300$1,070$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,650$1,430$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,750$1,600$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Lancaster, PACincinnati, OHUnited States
 Vacant For Rent1.4%3.3%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%0.4%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale0.6%0.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%0.3%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation0.9%0.6%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.8%7.7%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Lancaster, PACincinnati, OHUnited States
 Less Than $20,0001.0%1.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.6%2.6%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9993.7%4.1%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9997.2%7.7%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,99911.5%8.8%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99928.0%21.8%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99923.9%13.4%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99916.3%17.3%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9993.9%9.2%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9991.4%4.7%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9991.5%5.5%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.4%1.7%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.2%1.3%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%0.3%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.5%0.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Lancaster, PACincinnati, OHUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.1%0.2%
 2010 to 20142.0%3.7%13.6%
 2000 to 20092.0%3.7%13.6%
 1990 to 19992.4%4.2%13.6%
 1980 to 19894.7%6.0%13.2%
 1970 to 19797.5%9.4%14.8%
 1960 to 19692.4%4.2%13.6%
 1950 to 195911.5%11.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19499.5%8.4%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier52.5%41.4%12.2%
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 Cincinnati    113 Reviews

A native buckeye, I currently split my time between Cincinnati and Charleston, SC. We were considering leaving Cincinnati, but after reviewing other cities, I think  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived in Cinti. and on UC faculty for over 40 years. The best move of my life is to have retired and left Cinti. for Tucson. In academics OSU far outranks UC and the  More

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What Bert has to say is a bit dated. The downtown area has made a great comeback over the past 10-15 years with Over the Rhine once being ranked America’s most dangerous  More

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