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Elizabeth City, NC vs Dover, DE

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- The median age of a home in Elizabeth City is 22.4% older than the median age of a home in Dover.
 Elizabeth City, NCDover, DEUnited States
 Median Home Age49  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$279,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months19.6%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock55.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.72.3%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.2$11.0
 Homes Owned33.9%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock8.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented49.4%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Elizabeth City, NCDover, DEUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,680$1,840
 Studio Apartment$640  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,000$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$960  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,710$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,570  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Elizabeth City, NCDover, DEUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.4%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.9%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other9.8%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Elizabeth City, NCDover, DEUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock5.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9992.4%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.6%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9996.4%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock2.7%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99924.3%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock27.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99923.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock8.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9991.6%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock3.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Elizabeth City, NCDover, DEUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock15.3%13.6%
 2000 to 200915.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock14.3%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.5%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock15.3%14.8%
 1960 to 196911.0%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock8.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19497.1%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock7.4%12.2%
Reviews for Elizabeth City    9 Reviews

chandler · 
Over 6 years ago

I lived in this city my whole life and is love  More

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let me start by saying yes i was once part of the crime issues in my city i love to now call home,and at my age now ive studied and researched the different cities thats  More

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Over 13 years ago

Elizabeth city has has alot of potiential square feet wise that is. Other than that the city needs some people (Out of state) with common sense to run the city, city  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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