Posts made by author 'Mike Gordon Jr.'

When buyers start a home search in northwestern Lancaster County, the conversation almost always comes down to two names: Warwick and Manheim Central. They sit side by side, both feed charming small towns, and both have loyal followings of families who wouldn't dream of living anywhere else. So which one is right for you? As an agent who grew up here and walks buyers through both districts every year, here's my honest, fact-checked comparison.

The Quick Profiles

Warwick School District is centered on Lititz and serves Lititz Borough, Warwick Township, and Elizabeth Township. It enrolls roughly 3,705 students across six schools: Warwick Senior High School, Warwick Middle School, and four elementary schools — John Beck, John Bonfield,...

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If you've been wondering whether the Lancaster County housing market has cooled off, here's the short answer: not much. As of this spring, our median sold price is sitting just $100 below the all-time county record. But there's more to the story than one headline number — and if you're buying or selling in 2026, the details matter more than the headlines.

The Numbers, Straight from the Local Data

According to the Lancaster County Association of Realtors, the median sold price for residential real estate in Lancaster County reached $364,900 in April 2026 — up 5.8% from March and just shy of the $365,000 record set in August 2025.

A few more numbers worth knowing from that April report:

New listings were up 16.6% from March

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If you're thinking about moving to Lancaster County, or you've lived here for years and just need a reason to get outside, summer in Lititz and Ephrata is hard to beat. These two northern Lancaster County towns are separated by about eight miles of farmland and a beautiful rail trail, and together they put on some of the best warm-weather programming in the entire county. Here's what's worth putting on your calendar this summer — and why this stretch of Lancaster County has a way of sticking with people long after they arrive.

Lititz: Small-Town Summer Done Right

Lititz earned its reputation as one of Pennsylvania's most charming small towns honestly. Walk Broad Street on a warm June evening and you'l...

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When most buyers ask me about Lancaster County, they're picturing the suburbs — Lititz, Manheim Township, Ephrata. Lancaster City gets overlooked in that conversation, and that's a mistake. Walk Score ranked Lancaster City the most walkable city in Pennsylvania, and anybody who's spent a Tuesday morning at Central Market or an evening on Prince Street already knows why. This is a place with genuine urban character — a live music venue around the corner, a centuries-old farmers' market in the center of it all, and block after block of brick rowhouses that have been telling stories for three hundred years.

If you're relocating from a bigger city and worried about culture shock in Lancaster County, the city is worth a serious lo...

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Drive north out of Lancaster on Route 72, pass the farmland quilting together along Penryn Road, and before long you'll roll into a small borough that most out-of-area buyers discover purely by accident — and then can't stop thinking about. Manheim Borough, Pennsylvania isn't splashed across lifestyle magazines the way Lititz is, and it doesn't have the tourist foot traffic of Strasburg. That's part of the point. For buyers who want real small-town character, a strong school district, and a location that puts everything in reach without the premium price tag, Manheim deserves a serious look.

I'm Mike Gordon Jr., a second-generation Lancaster County agent with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Homesale Realty. I grew up working...

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