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Dover, DE vs Philadelphia, PA

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Highlights
- Philadelphia has 4.4% more rainy days than Dover.
- Philadelphia has 4.5% more Sunny Days than Dover.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Philadelphia scores 1.4% worse than Dover
 Dover, DEPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4738
 Snowfall15  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock119106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock462443
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 Philadelphia    139 Reviews

Philadelphia is a very walkable and fun city to explore (albeit be aware of where not to explore at least at night). The city has beautiful old architecture , great  More

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I’m originally from New York City, then lived in a small city in upstate New York for eight years, then moved down to Philadelphia and have lived here for many years.  More

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Now the only reason some people disagree is because MONEY. If you live in “manayunk” (which I lived for 2 years) you can’t compare … you can’t compare your out skirt  More

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