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Dover, DE vs Southbury, CT

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Highlights
- Southbury spends 39.6% more per student than Dover.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% lower in Southbury than in Dover. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Southbury had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dover
 Dover, DESouthbury, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,138$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,812  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,407$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5404573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.9%1.5%
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 Southbury    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

My husband and I retired here a very short time ago and we feel we found a place that is welcoming to all and offers everyone something that fits their bill. A great  More

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Over 18 years ago

Southbury used to be an affordable small town to live in. In just the last 7 years property taxes have risen almost 70%. Many people who could easily afford to live here  More

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Over 18 years ago

Southbury is the "sweet spot" of Connecticut for weather, getting just the right amount of sun and precipitation while avoiding the potential flooding along the coast  More

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