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Dover, DE vs Frederick, MD

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Highlights
- Frederick has 6.0% less rainy days than Dover.
- Frederick has 1.0% more Sunny Days than Dover.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Frederick scores 1.4% worse than Dover
 Dover, DEFrederick, MDUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4338
 Snowfall15  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock107106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8886
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock2822443
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 8 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 Frederick    19 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have been here 28 years,working in D.C with 3-4 hour commute ,one highway only to travel.Traffic is awful 24-7.Abandoned shopping centers for 10-15 years,& other  More

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Company with the most  More

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Over 12 years ago

Crime seems to be pretty low here. Police do an excellent  More

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