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Lancaster, PA vs Owings Mills, MD

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- Owings Mills spends 11.9% less per student than Lancaster.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.0% higher in Owings Mills than in Lancaster. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Owings Mills had 13.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lancaster
 Lancaster, PAOwings Mills, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,935$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,226  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,409$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.77  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6334573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Owings Mills    6 Reviews

I have lived in Owings Mills for 22 years. I have experienced NO crime, with the exception of a stolen children's bicycle once. I live in a pleasant neighborhood with  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in the Owings Mills community for 30 years (2010-1980) and this area is infested with gangs,drugs,shootings,and section 8 housing. Ever since they built the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Because of the rapid growth in and near owings mills. This city has seen a trnaformation in the cost of  More

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