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Dover, DE vs Ridgewood, NJ

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- The median age of a home in Dover is 86.8% younger than the median age of a home in Ridgewood.
 Dover, DERidgewood, NJUnited States
 Median Home Age38  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$898,200$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months17.3%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock39.2%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.71.4%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$21.8$11.0
 Homes Owned45.0%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock3.6%11.2%
 Homes Rented47.0%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Dover, DERidgewood, NJUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$3,360$1,840
 Studio Apartment$990  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,370$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,200  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$3,410$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,920  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Dover, DERidgewood, NJUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock0.6%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.6%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other3.3%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Dover, DERidgewood, NJUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.4%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.6%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.0%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9991.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.0%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99913.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock0.2%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99933.2%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock2.0%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.8%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock32.9%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock15.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock3.3%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Dover, DERidgewood, NJUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock0.8%13.6%
 2000 to 200915.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock1.9%13.6%
 1980 to 198917.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock5.7%14.8%
 1960 to 196914.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock22.6%10.0%
 1940 to 19492.5%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock38.1%12.2%
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Reviews for Dover    9 Reviews
RICHARD · Toms River, NJ
Small Wonder that Dover, Del. is Booming
Over 2 years ago

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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Nayara · Tempe, AZ
Host Family Needed for HighSchool ExchangeStudents
Over 5 years ago

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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Gerri · Smyrna, DE
Crime
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 Ridgewood    6 Reviews
Gerard · Ridgewood, NJ
Ridgewood
Over 16 years ago

Great place to live and  More

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Steve · Ridgewood, NJ
Close to NYC
Over 16 years ago

Ridgewood, a suburb of NYC, is an ideal bedroom community. This well-established upscale community is located 30 minutes from Manhattan (by car), and is easily  More

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Brenda · Ridgewood, NJ
quality of life
Over 18 years ago

One of the most beautiful places to live outside New York  More

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