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Lancaster, PA vs Massapequa Park, NY

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- Massapequa Park spends 62.9% more per student than Lancaster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.4% lower in Massapequa Park than in Lancaster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Massapequa Park had 17.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lancaster
 Lancaster, PAMassapequa Park, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$31,321$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,226  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,368$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9794573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
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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Reviews for Massapequa Park    3 Reviews

Hi There, If you are in the market for a home in Massapequa's or elsewhere, please feel free to contact me. As a licenced real estate professional that will get  More

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Over 17 years ago

Hi, I agreed with every thing the previous posting said, except for the "nastiness of people". My husband and I have lived in Massapequa Park for seven years. New  More

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We've lived in Massapequa Park for 6 years, and it's a nice place to raise a family. It's a predominately Irish and Italian town. Very few minorities - it's actually a  More

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