Lancaster (PA)

#1398

Global Rank

1.0

Power Score

Emerging Metro
Share

United States North America

Population
563K
GDP
$39B
GDP per capita
$69,183
Land area
2,569 km²
Density
219/km²

Primary city Lancaster (PA)

State / province Pennsylvania

Language English

Lancaster (PA) metro area

40.04, -76.31
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

1 teams

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

BaseballAtlantic League

Lancaster Stormers

Lancaster (PA)

Defunct/Relocated Teams1 team

Top Companies

2 companies
1Armstrong World Industries
$7B
Public
2Fulton Financial
$5B
Public

Total Market Cap: $11B across 2 companies

Source data as of September 12, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Lancaster, PA, since 1979. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
05010015020025030035040019801990200020102020
One year
One year +6.3%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +55.3%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +76.5%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −17.1%
2007Q2 to 2012Q2

Screen of Lancaster (PA)

#429 by film pedigree · score 5.4 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Jonathan Groff

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#1880

Franklin & Marshall College

Lancaster (PA), United States