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Durham, NC vs Dover, DE

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Highlights
- Dover has 1.1% less rainy days than Durham.
- Dover has 10.0% less Sunny Days than Durham.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Dover scores 1.3% worse than Durham
 Durham, NCDover, DEUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock4538
 Snowfall4  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock111106
 Sunny220  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock8786
 Avg. Jan. Low30  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.47
 UV Index4.6  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock302443
Reviews for Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 4 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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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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