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Lancaster, PA vs Plainfield, NJ

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- The median age of a home in Lancaster is 62.2% younger than the median age of a home in Plainfield.
 Lancaster, PAPlainfield, NJUnited States
 Median Home Age45  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$400,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months15.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock43.7%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.81.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$32.0$11.0
 Homes Owned44.0%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.7%11.2%
 Homes Rented50.5%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Lancaster, PAPlainfield, NJUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,070$1,840
 Studio Apartment$900  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,380$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,300  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,100$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,750  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Lancaster, PAPlainfield, NJUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.2%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.3%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.1%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Lancaster, PAPlainfield, NJUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock2.1%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.6%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.6%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9997.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.9%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99928.0%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock9.3%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99916.3%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock23.4%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9991.4%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock9.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.4%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.6%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Lancaster, PAPlainfield, NJUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock2.6%13.6%
 2000 to 20092.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock4.6%13.6%
 1980 to 19894.7%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock7.3%14.8%
 1960 to 19692.4%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock18.5%10.0%
 1940 to 19499.5%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock41.9%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 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 Plainfield    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

This city is not as bad as your Newark or Trenton, although it does have it's problems, murder rate is up in 08, and the primary gangs around town are the Bloods and  More

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Over 18 years ago

Just like anywhere else,there are good and bad areas in Plainfield. I would be careful on the West End, however the East end has beautiful homes that are in the millions  More

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Over 19 years ago

I and my wife moved here about 1.5 yrs ago. We are both professionals, and while we realize that Plainfield has its problems, it is not the cesspool so many think it is.  More

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