| | Lancaster, PA | Sarasota, FL | United States |
| Overall | 99.5 | 105.3 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 102.7 | 106.5 | 100 |
| Health | 112.2 | 101.7 | 100 |
| Housing | 73.0 | 114.3 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $171,000 | $454,200 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,430.0% | 9,420.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 90.1 | 90.9 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 113.2 | 106.6 | 100 |
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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
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
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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Sarasota is my home from birth but those of us who have lived here long enough to have seen the devolution of what was once an easy to navigate, clean, low crime beach More
Starting to love Sarasota: Wife and I moved to Osprey- a small suburb between Sarasota and Venice. We're about 13 miles to downtown Sarasota, so not "city dwellers". More
As always, anyone considering moving to anyplace new, including Sarasota, needs to come down and spend a month or two before actually moving here. The city is overrun More
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