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Pittsburgh vs Lancaster

Pittsburgh, PA compared with Lancaster, PA · 196 miles apart

Pittsburgh has 307,632 residents to Lancaster’s 58,366. Pittsburgh comes out ahead on median household income, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Lancaster does better on median rent, homeownership.

Pittsburgh, PA Lancaster, PA
Population 307,632 58,366
Density (per sq mi) 5,556 8,076
Median household income $65,742 $63,690
Median home value $205,800 $219,500
Median rent $1,261 $1,240
Homeownership 47.7% 48.6%
Average commute 22.7 min 23.6 min
Median age 33.6 32.2
Bachelor's degree + 49.1% 29.4%
Poverty rate 20.1% 20.3%
Unemployment 6.1% 8.1%
Price to income 3.1× 3.4×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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