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About Lancaster
City in Texas, United StatesLancaster ( LANK-is-tər) is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. Its population was 41,275 according to the 2020 census. Founded in 1852 as a frontier post, Lancaster is one of Dallas County's earliest settlements. Today, it is a suburban community located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, about 15 mi (24 km) south of downtown Dallas. Lancaster is part of the Best Southwest area, which includes Lancaster, Cedar Hill, DeSoto, and Duncanville.
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Housing in Lancaster
The typical Lancaster home is worth about $270,000, down 2.2% in a year, 10% below the Texas typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Lancaster
Safety Grade D
Lancaster reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 86% report less.
Schools in Lancaster
All Lancaster schools →School Grade C
The public schools Lancaster’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 68% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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 TX. Ratings are from neighbors.
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