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Dover, DE vs Lewes, DE

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Highlights
- There are 154 physicians per 100,000 people in Lewes.
- There are 142 physicians per 100,000 people in Dover.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Dover, DELewes, DEUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock80.758.4
 Water Quality (100=best)32  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock74.786.9
 Physicians per Cap.142  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock117100
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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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Reviews for Lewes    4 Reviews

I moved to Lewes in 2009 and it has been a great experience so far. Sussex County has the lowest property taxes in the state and Delaware has no sales tax making it a  More

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Lewes has so much to offer for retirees! It has a great library, wonderful classes for lifelong education (through the Osher Institute, affiliated with U.D.), and a town  More

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Over 15 years ago

I've lived in Lewes, Delaware practically my whole life and love it here. It’s a tight-knit community that really focuses on one another. Lewes frequently tops the  More

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