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Detroit, MI vs Dover, DE

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Highlights
- Dover has 34.9% more rainy days than Detroit.
- Dover has 8.2% more Sunny Days than Detroit.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Dover scores 7.2% better than Detroit
 Detroit, MIDover, DEUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall33  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock111106
 Sunny183  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low19  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index3.3  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
Reviews for Detroit    116 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Have lived in the area for over a year (suburb of Grosse Pointe), but I work in downtown Detroit. I'm amazed at how cool this city is. So much to do and see, tat we  More

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Spent some time in the city but lived in multiple suburban areas in the metro area. I lived in Farmington Hills, Novi, Birmingham, and Rochester. Really, all were great.  More

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Cold, unfriendly, envious people within the city limits. The unfriendliness can turn into aggression and sometimes even bullying. Crabs in a barrel reside here and the  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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