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Dover, DE vs Roswell, NM

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- Roswell has 67.9% less rainy days than Dover.
- Roswell has 40.9% more Sunny Days than Dover.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Roswell scores 6.8% better than Dover
 Dover, DERoswell, NMUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1538
 Snowfall15  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock55106
 Sunny198  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9486
 Avg. Jan. Low26  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.97
 UV Index3.8  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock35762443
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 Roswell    17 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Fantastic. Love the fearless open minds and hearts. Stayed there 2 years, versatile U.S.  More

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Methamphetamine, poverty/crime and cockroaches/scorpions are rampant in Roswell! The climate is DRY & it’s difficult to grow anything but weeds!  More

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Over 7 years ago

My family & I moved here from Olympia, Washington. It's a really nice town, plenty of sunshine, southern hospitality, biggest city in Chaves County & ?? friendly.  More

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