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City in Kentucky, United StatesLancaster locally is a home rule-class city in Garrard County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. As of the year 2020 U.S. census, the city population was 3,901. Located south of Lexington, Lancaster is the site of the Kennedy House, sometimes said to have been the setting for Uncle Tom's Cabin. The Civil War training base Camp Dick Robinson was located nearby.
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Housing in Lancaster
The typical Lancaster home is worth about $253,000, up 1.1% in a year, 9% above the Kentucky typical home.
Safety in Lancaster
Safety Grade B
Lancaster reports less crime per resident than 62% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Kentucky has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Lancaster sits closer to the middle.
Schools in Lancaster
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The public schools Lancaster’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 55% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within KY. Ratings are from neighbors.
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