Rankings · How Lancaster ranks in OH
Lancaster ranks #28 in Ohio for new homes
Lancaster is ranked on 37 lists against the 1,022 Ohio towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
Lists ranked on
37
of OH’s 1,022 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #28 most new homes
Top-quarter finishes
2
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Housing
Top 8% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Lancaster does best on
Each list ranks every OH town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Lancaster marked.
At a glance
Lancaster lands in the top half on 7 of 23 lists
Each dot is Lancaster’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OH, the right end is last. Areas where Lancaster does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#28/369 Cost of livingHousing →
Lowest property tax#306/1022Most affordable#434/1022Cheapest rent#697/980Rent easiest to afford#184/217 HealthHealth →
Lowest obesity#489/1022Most active#558/1022Fewest smokers#655/1022Healthiest#657/1021Fewest uninsured#676/1022Lowest depression#825/1022Closest to a top hospital#971/1022 People
Most educated#573/1022 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#824/1022 SafetySafety →
Safest#210/244 What kind of place
More homes per newcomer than 88% of Ohio
Not better or worse, just Lancaster’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More homes per newcomer than 88% of OH towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
1.9 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Faster-rising prices than 86% of OH towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+62.3% in home prices, 5 years
Less snow than 80% of OH towns
Less snowMore snow
15 in of snow a year
Younger than 79% of OH towns
YoungerOlder
37.4 median age
Milder winters than 67% of OH towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
21.1° January low
Hotter summers than 66% of OH towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
84.5° July high
More vacation homes than 58% of OH towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.3% of homes are seasonal
More kids than 56% of OH towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
22.7% of residents are under 18
Fewer seniors than 56% of OH towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
18.7% of residents are 65+
Wetter than 54% of OH towns
DrierWetter
41 in of rain + melted snow a year
Longer growing season than 54% of OH towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
183 days between frosts
Almost there
3 spots from the top 25 for new homes
Lists where Lancaster sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Lancaster out-ranks 1 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.