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Lancaster, PA vs Newport News, VA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Newport News has been positive.
- Newport News has 3.2% more unemployment than Lancaster.
- Newport News job growth has increased by 1.4% in the past 10 years.
 Lancaster, PANewport News, VAUnited States
 Current Unemployment10.4%7.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.3%31.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.4%-5.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-3.9%-4.0%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-3.2%-2.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth0.2%-1.4%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 Newport News    36 Reviews

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So, let's start with the positives. Newport News Park is gigantic and has archery, disc golf, canoeing, camping, playgrounds, picnic areas, a beautiful reflecting  More

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Reading a lot of other reviews here I can agree and understand a lot of the negative sentiment. NPN has some crime. Just about as much as any other place from what I've  More

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Over 8 years ago

Its not that bad here. I moved here from the actual city of Chicago and not the suburbs. Believe me I have seen my share of violence. My senior and junior year I had  More

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