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Davis, CA vs Dover, DE

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- Household income in Dover, is 37% less than it is in Davis and is 35% below the National Average.
- Davis unemployment rate is 3.9%.
- Dover unemployment rate is 10.3%.
 Davis, CADover, DEUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock10.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth35.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$45,395  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$51,073$69,021
 Family Median Income$151,357  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Davis, CADover, DEUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.1%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock11.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K10.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Davis, CADover, DEUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.8%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock5.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.5%1.2%
 Education, library18.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair2.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.6%13.1%
Reviews for Davis    14 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We owned a home in Davis for 10 years. There are so many good things about the town. The downtown area has many unique shops and restaurants. The Arboretum walking trail  More

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Amazing city of diverse culture, food and transportation.  More

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Over 14 years ago

Here's my take on the total of 16 years living in Davis, CA for those contemplating a move here. Kids are generally polite and law abiding. They tend to score well  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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