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Stroudsburg, PA vs Lancaster, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Lancaster has been positive.
- Lancaster has 1.7% less unemployment than Stroudsburg.
- Lancaster job growth has increased by 0.2% in the past 10 years.
 Stroudsburg, PALancaster, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock10.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth26.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.4%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-6.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-3.2%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-3.6%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Stroudsburg    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I know that many people are afraid of investing in real estate right now and the lenders are stricter, but what a grand opportunity if you were thinking about buying but  More

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The Pocono area has become a suburb of NYC and the metro areas of NJ. The cost of housing has sky rocketed in the last couple of years. Also school taxes have increased  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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