| | Dover, DE | Aurora, CO | United States |
| Overall | 99.0 | 123.7 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 103.4 | 99.3 | 100 |
| Health | 112.3 | 85.3 | 100 |
| Housing | 76.7 | 149.1 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $279,600 | $458,600 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 10,310.0% | 9,610.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 85.5 | 121.6 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 95.9 | 153.4 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Key points are "an excellent quality of life and a low crime rate" as well as low taxes. Delaware attracts the highest percentage of retirees, plus people of all other More
Dover, DE is a great placed to live. I work at OCEAN, which is a non profit organization that sponsors high school exchange students. We had foreign students reside in More
Dover, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I More
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Used to be affordable. I lived in aurora for 5 years and it was a great because I could drive to all the cool places in Denver and elsewhere. I was priced out More
It is ok. Not great. It used to be worth the cost (4/5 stars). The schools are mediocre, the people are hit or miss. People born here are friendly but More
I've lived here for 10 years, and I gotta say, it's easily one of the most overpriced cities I've ever lived in. The cost of living makes it not worth it to live here, More
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