About Lanc Local

Welcome to Lanc Local

This website began as a passion project and evolved into a database-backed resource for anyone living in or visiting Lancaster County, helping you discover top local businesses.

We’re a team of locals, all born and raised in Lancaster County. Our mission is to provide unbiased rankings of all businesses and attractions in Lancaster County. To do this, we base our rankings not just on our own experiences, but on the testimonials of over a million locals and visitors.

By quickly finding the best local services and products, you save time, avoid unreliable options, and confidently support businesses that meet your needs.

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9,000+
Lanc Local features over 9,000 businesses and attractions in the Lancaster County area.
1 Million
Our rankings are built on over 1 million verified reviews and data points.
950+
Lanc Local provides ranked lists for over 950 categories of businesses and attractions.

How we rank businesses

We rank according to reviews, category, location, and aggregated Lanc Local data comparing customer interactions vs. all other similar businesses and attractions for each region.

The advantage of this approach is that businesses with only a few reviews but very high average ratings don’t always appear at the top of the list. While we aim to highlight hidden gems, we strive to do so without distorting the overall results of a ranked list of businesses.

What about new businesses? This is a tough one for us, as we’re passionate about new and up-and-coming businesses. Unfortunately, given that our ranking methodology is based on customers’ experiences, it’s hard to rank new businesses that haven’t had many customers yet. We do actively look for ways to partner with new businesses and highlight them where applicable outside of our ranked lists.

While we summarize reviews across the website for your convenience, it’s important to note that we mainly focus on the highlights, as our lists rank the best of Lancaster County. We encourage you to read the reviews (good and bad) of the businesses in our rankings for important purchases or decisions.

Disclaimer: People tend to share their opinions about a business most often when they’ve had either an excellent or a terrible experience, leaving the many “just okay” experiences underrepresented. Our mission is to replicate “word of mouth” as closely as possible, and this naturally aligns with when individuals feel most compelled to talk—after an exceptionally positive or negative experience. This is an important factor to keep in mind when browsing our website and/or reading reviews.

Most of our pages are based on rankings, rather than proximity. If you’re looking for something purely proximity-based, we have a feature with the top businesses in Lancaster County plotted out on a map, but these are not ranked in any particular order.

We appreciate you stopping by and we hope this website is a helpful resource for you. If you have any questions, thoughts, or concerns, please reach out to me directly by emailing rj@lanclocal.com.

Best,

– RJ


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