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Mays Landing, NJ vs Lancaster, PA

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- Household income in Lancaster, is 30% less than it is in Mays Landing and is 27% below the National Average.
- Mays Landing unemployment rate is 11.6%.
- Lancaster unemployment rate is 10.4%.
 Mays Landing, NJLancaster, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth19.5%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,913  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$54,145$69,021
 Family Median Income$97,143  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Mays Landing, NJLancaster, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.9%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K20.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Mays Landing, NJLancaster, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance17.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library10.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock23.4%13.1%
Reviews for Mays Landing    3 Reviews

Lived in Atlantic City witch was rough then moved near cologne about 3 years ago it’s definitely better then the city but still not great. It’s decent but can get ghetto  More

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Over 12 years ago

I would like to know why, in NJ, the health quality of water is poor. We all pay Amercian Water Company to have healthy, clean drinking water from our taps. Yet the  More

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Atlantic county, like most of south jersey, has a high cost of living but low salaries. Living near the ocean, where many people pay to vacation, is nice but better  More

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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

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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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