2024 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Lancaster, PA vs Frackville, PA

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Is it cheaper to live in Frackville or is it cheaper to live in Lancaster?
- Frackville is 21.8% less expensive than Lancaster.

Which city has more affordable housing, Frackville or Lancaster?
- Frackville housing costs are 68.9% less expensive than Lancaster housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Lancaster or is Health Care more affordable in Frackville.
- Health related expenses are 0.4% more in Frackville.
 Lancaster, PAFrackville, PAUnited States
 Overall99.577.8100
 Food & Groceries102.797.4100
 Health112.2112.6100
 Housing73.022.7100
 Median Home Cost$171,000$94,200$338,100
 Utilities10,430.0%10,110.0%10,000.0%
 Transportation90.185.4100
 Miscellaneous113.292.2100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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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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Reviews for Frackville    8 Reviews

Moved to Frackville (yes, a borough/city that is not afraid to boast that they have done the most harm when it comes to global warming than any other city in the US,) 5  More

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I Grew up here in Frackville and left after graduating college years ago. When I grew up it was decent, my parents still live here. But the same problems remain, poor  More

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Over 6 years ago

Strangest place I ever laid my head down. I guess the positive is there isn't much traffic here no more because hardly anyone works. The mall that was there since the  More

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