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Dover, DE vs Cary, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Cary, is 123% more than it is in Dover and is 39% above the National Average.
- Dover unemployment rate is 10.3%.
- Cary unemployment rate is 3.1%.
 Dover, DECary, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate10.3%3.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.6%3.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.2%44.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%7.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.6%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,098$55,710$37,638
 Household Income$51,073$113,782$69,021
 Family Median Income$61,579$140,789$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Dover, DECary, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.9%4.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.9%1.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.7%3.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.0%4.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.9%5.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%5.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.7%7.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.9%11.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K13.2%19.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.5%13.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.4%23.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Dover, DECary, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.3%25.6%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.1%22.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%2.0%1.8%
 Legal1.5%1.4%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%7.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.8%2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%6.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.5%1.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%0.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.6%3.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.7%1.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.6%1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.7%16.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.5%2.8%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.6%5.7%13.1%
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 6 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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Reviews for Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 7 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 7 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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