Dover, DE Reviews

Small Wonder that Dover, Del. is Booming - 3/16/2023
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 age groups, because it has beaches, sophisticated cities and small towns, historic sites, farmers' markets, large and small shopping places (including outlet malls - and no sales tax), a wide variety of restaurants, and convenient access to the entire Boston-to-Richmond region. Dover and its suburbs are at the heart of it all. Read More

Host Family Needed for HighSchool ExchangeStudents - 2/12/2020
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 DE before and they love the experience. We are currently seeking a host family in DE to host a high school exchange student from Spain. We seek host families that can host for the school year, semester or few months as a welcome family. Might anyone have recommendations, let us know. ndesousa@ocean-intl.org www.ocean-intl.org or 1-888-996-2326 ext4 Read More

Crime - 3/22/2018
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 never miss. When I cross that bridge I will never look back. It offers NOTHING! It may have low property taxes but it has some of the highest utility rates in the nation. As a matter of fact, in most cases, you must buy your power from the towns in Delaware and the rates are astronomical. Crime is another rising issue in central Delaware. For a small town even murder and violent crime have become a near daily issue. Dover is second only to Wilmington in violent crime. I enjoyed the town, somewhat, when I first moved to Delaware from New England in 1991 but now I see it with clearer vision. Nearly everything is owned by a monopoly in this state. It speaks of having no sales tax but its own residents know NOTHING of its Gross Receipts Tax which is, in my opinion, worse than an exposed sales tax. It's the greatest deception Read More

Dover Delaware Growth - 2/23/2008
For the past few years, Dover and the surrounding area has been experiencing a bit of a population boom. Residents spurred on by the appreciation of their homes in neighboring states, such as New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and Washington DC metro areas, have sold their homes to move to Dover. Dover, where a home (or farmette for that matter)could be bought for cash with the half of the profits made from the sale of their home in New York. This sudden influx and housing boom has caused some problems though. The infrastructure is not able to keep pace. Dover PD and fire departments have the same number of officers and fire fighters as a decade ago. Watersheds cannot handle the number of homes sitting on them. Schools cannot be built fast enough. Social services staff was thin previously, and stretched to breaking now. Farmland is being lost at an alarming rate -- to the point legislation is being sought to stop the "sprawl". So while Dover continues to enjoy an excellent Read More

Overdue for some cultural activity! - 12/22/2007
I've lived in central Delaware now for more than ten years and find myself consistently having to drive either north (Phila) or west (Baltimore, Washington, D.C.) to find cultural activity. For a town with an airbase, which brings people here from all over the world, you'd think there might be more demand for interests other than Dover Downs and the gambling & Nascar crowd; but the one small theater in town is woefully underutilized and there are almost no art events to speak Read More

jobs - 4/15/2006
area is steadily losing Read More

Best Place for Retirees - 2/2/2006
Dover,DE is centralized to D.C., Philly,Baltimore,VA. I think Dover,DE is a charmimg place to raise children. It has a small hometown feel and low crime for the moment. Delaware State is just down the street and just about all the shopping is conveniently located on DuPont Hwy. The housing industry is taking off quickly here b/c of the low cost of living in this state. Now with that being said,here's the other side of the story. Dover is a place for retirees. If you are young and college educated and want a good job here, please apply for a job with the State or at the Dover Airforce Base, those are the high paying jobs! Dover is not a city that is as progressive as it could be. The educated leave b/c the opportunities do not abound, the retired have done just that...retired their knowledge and skill is not being circulated in such a way that you can see a more competitive salary range here. I also noticed that Old Dover looks as though it is a refuse dump for half-way houses. I have Read More

Dover, DE- Small City- Close to Everything - 7/20/2005
Living in Dover for the past 35 years, I can say it is one of the cleanest cities I have seen and I have traveled extensively. People are very kind and friendly.
The weather is mild and we have four seasons, with distinct and beautiful changes.
Delaware has NO sales tax.
We are an hour and a half from two major airports and an hour from the beaches.
Baltimore, Philly, NYC, and Washington are all day trips and close.
The casinos and Nascar have brought more people to the city, helping our economy.
Many new housing developments are springing up to accomadate familiesand retirees tired of high property taxes.
We have some of the best schools and colleges in the nation.
Please- come Read More

Dover, Not a good place to live. - 7/19/2005
Delaware may be pretty looking with all of the beaches it has, but looks can be tricky.


Dover is extremely uncomfortable in the winter and in the summer, which will put your heating and air conditioning costs through the roof. Also, There is an extremely high mosquito population since with the large amount of thunder storms in the summer, we get much rain.


The schools are also not well kept, desks break there every day and they have a very high repeating rate for Read More