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Dover, DE vs Provo, UT

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- Household income in Provo, is 5% more than it is in Dover and is 29% below the National Average.
- Dover unemployment rate is 10.3%.
- Provo unemployment rate is 2.1%.
 Dover, DEProvo, UTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth32.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,098  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$53,572$69,021
 Family Median Income$61,579  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Dover, DEProvo, UTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock11.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Dover, DEProvo, UTUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock4.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock3.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support26.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock9.6%13.1%
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 Provo    21 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I was born in Provo and have lived in a few cities nearby my entire life. While I was raised in a semi-Mormon family, I am no longer LDS. I haven’t been for about 20  More

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Over 7 years ago

I live in Mississippi and im 15. Im looking for somewhere to relocate when I graduate college. Even though im 15 and I have a long way ahead before I even graduate  More

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Great Quality of life. People are  More

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