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Dover, DE vs New Castle, PA

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Highlights
- Job Growth in New Castle has been positive.
- New Castle has 1.9% less unemployment than Dover.
- New Castle job growth has increased by 8.7% in the past 10 years.
 Dover, DENew Castle, PAUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock12.2%6.0%
 Future Job Growth32.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-6.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-1.6%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock-8.9%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth4.4%  Unlock6.3%
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 New Castle    2 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Climate is average. Winters can last a little longer than average, and summers can be warmer than  More

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Over 20 years ago

Overall, New Castle has a small,friendly community. There are not a lot of jobs there. Most people work in the Pittsburgh. It is easy to afford a home. Similar to  More

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