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Bristol, TN vs Dover, DE

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Is it cheaper to live in Dover or is it cheaper to live in Bristol?
- Dover is 25.0% more expensive than Bristol.

Which city has more affordable housing, Dover or Bristol?
- Dover housing costs are 59.1% more expensive than Bristol housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Bristol or is Health Care more affordable in Dover.
- Health related expenses are 15.3% more in Dover.
 Bristol, TNDover, DEUnited States
 Overall  Unlock99.0100
 Food & Groceries94.9  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock112.3100
 Housing48.2  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$279,600$338,100
 Utilities92  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock85.5100
 Miscellaneous103.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Bristol    5 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to the area from FL, along with many others who are moving to the area from places like TX and the Midwest. Do not be mislead by the reviews. Bristol is very  More

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Update from 2006 - Current is October 2019 - I was born and raised in the Bristol, VA-TN area. Although the crime rate is low compared to many places - the jobs are very  More

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Struggled with keeping a decent job in Brisol. If a medical professional - only a one horse town with no  More

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Reviews for Dover    9 Reviews

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

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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

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Over 7 years ago

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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