Lancaster vs Savannah
Metro-area medians — Lancaster, PA Metro Area vs Savannah, GA Metro Area — not the cities proper.
Lancaster comes out ahead, winning 7 of the 10 clearly-decided measures.
Savannah is about 3% cheaper to live in, while Lancaster households earn about 7% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Lancaster.
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On $75,000 for just you, Savannah leaves you about $909/yr better off after tax and local prices.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
Choose Lancaster for
- + Livability (CityLedger)
- + Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
- + Median household income
- + Median rent
- + Median home value
- + Unemployment
- + Average commute
Choose Savannah for
- + Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
- + Bachelor's degree or higher
- + Air quality (median AQI)
Lancaster vs Savannah — frequently asked
- Is Lancaster cheaper than Savannah?
- Savannah is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 3% below Lancaster's (BEA Regional Price Parities).
- Which has higher household income, Lancaster or Savannah?
- Lancaster has the higher median household income — $85,802 versus $80,518 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 7% more.
- Does a paycheck go further in Lancaster or Savannah?
- A paycheck stretches further in Lancaster. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $87,324 there versus $84,572 in Savannah.
- Which has cheaper rent, Lancaster or Savannah?
- Lancaster has cheaper rent — a median of $1,449/mo versus $1,589/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).