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Dover, DE vs Philadelphia, PA

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- People living in Philadelphia are 15.9% more likely to have a religous affiliation, than people living in Dover
 Dover, DEPhiladelphia, PAUnited States
 Percent Religious  Unlock49.5%49.4%
 Baptist1.6%  Unlock8.2%
 Episcopalian  Unlock0.8%0.6%
 Catholic10.7%  Unlock19.7%
 Church of Jesus Christ  Unlock0.5%2.1%
 Lutheran0.9%  Unlock2.4%
 Pentecostal  Unlock1.0%1.9%
 Methodist9.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Presbyterian  Unlock1.1%1.7%
 Other Christian6.1%  Unlock6.7%
 Judaism  Unlock1.1%0.7%
 Eastern0.1%  Unlock0.5%
 Islam  Unlock2.6%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 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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