Framingham, MA vs Lancaster, PA

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Framingham

64.6

#1685 nationally

Lancaster

63.7

#413 nationally

Lancaster leads in walk score (81 vs 42). Lancaster leads in cost of living index (93 vs 145). Framingham leads in median household income ($94,909 vs $61,014).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Framingham, MA	Lancaster, PA
WhereAtHome Score	64.6 (#1685)	63.7 (#413)
Population	71,875	57,153
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$671,985	$0
Median Household Income	$94,909	$61,014
Average Commute	30.3 min	23 min
Walk Score	42	81
Crime Level	8.9	9.5
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	145	93
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+39.5	R+15.9