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Towson, MD vs Lancaster, PA

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Highlights
- Household income in Lancaster, is 42% less than it is in Towson and is 27% below the National Average.
- Towson unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Lancaster unemployment rate is 10.4%.
 Towson, MDLancaster, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$52,444  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$54,145$69,021
 Family Median Income$141,266  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Towson, MDLancaster, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.1%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Towson, MDLancaster, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library10.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support18.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock23.4%13.1%
Reviews for Towson    3 Reviews

Because Towson university is right here, and we're not too far from downtown Baltimore, there are many bus lines running in the area. The problem though is they rarely  More

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Crowded, crime on the rise , very expensive and tax  More

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My wife and I have lived in Towson for seven and a half years. It has many of the things we want in a community but it is not our dream place to live. We would like a  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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