2025 Compare Cities Health:
Petersburg, VA vs Lancaster, PA

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Highlights
- There are 177 physicians per 100,000 people in Lancaster.
- There are 148 physicians per 100,000 people in Petersburg.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Petersburg, VALancaster, PAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock19.358.4
 Water Quality (100=best)86  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock89.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.148  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock111100
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Reviews for Petersburg    3 Reviews

Petersburg's crime statistics do not accurately reflect the true picture of our city. Unfortunately, cime is crime, but the lack of the most serious random acts of crime  More

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Though there are people who rent in petersburg who work in nearby richmond, the rental market is not yet prohibitive in richmond. The real value is for those who want  More

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Over 19 years ago

Climate is hot and humid in summer but spring and fall are generally quite nice. Winters are not bad either, it snows occasionally but there is still a lot of sunshine  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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