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Shippensburg, PA vs Lancaster, PA

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- Lancaster has 2.2% more rainy days than Shippensburg.
- Lancaster has 4.1% more Sunny Days than Shippensburg.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Lancaster scores 1.4% better than Shippensburg
 Shippensburg, PALancaster, PAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall31  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock122106
 Sunny194  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8586
 Avg. Jan. Low22  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.27
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock3612443
Reviews for Shippensburg    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

There is so much to do in the areas around Shippensburg...so many beautiful state parks, Gettysburg...It is Amish Country, beautiful, homey place that you will  More

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Over 18 years ago

Four distinctive  More

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Over 19 years ago

good place to get an education... a little  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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