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Dover, DE vs Merritt Island, FL

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- People living in Merritt Island are 1.5% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Dover
 Dover, DEMerritt Island, FLUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock35.0%49.4%
 Baptist1.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Catholic10.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock1.0%2.1%
 Lutheran0.9%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.0%1.9%
 Methodist9.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.3%1.7%
 Other Christian6.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock0.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock0.8%0.9%
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 Merritt Island    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

It can get hot in the summer, but you get a breeze off the ocean most afternoons. If you live on the waterways, it seems to be a little cooler. Winters are  More

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Over 15 years ago

New to the area, but soon to know more. Florida is a sunshine state  More

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Over 18 years ago

Coming from Virginia, the Merritt Island architecture leaves a lot to be desired. Hurricane season (June - November) causes me a lot of  More

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