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Magnolia, DE vs Dover, DE

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Is it cheaper to live in Dover or is it cheaper to live in Magnolia?
- Dover is 0.0% more expensive than Magnolia.

Which city has more affordable housing, Dover or Magnolia?
- Dover housing costs are 32.2% less expensive than Magnolia housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Magnolia or is Health Care more affordable in Dover.
- Health related expenses are 0.0% less in Dover.
 Magnolia, DEDover, DEUnited States
 Overall  Unlock99.0100
 Food & Groceries105.8  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock112.3100
 Housing113.2  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$279,600$338,100
 Utilities105  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock85.5100
 Miscellaneous95.3  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Magnolia    2 Reviews

I am a single middle-aged woman looking to relocate to Delaware from Rural West Virginia. I'm looking for a place to build a small home or buy one that I can affordably  More

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I believe Sperling meant to list Magnolia's population as 10,246 --not simply 246. There are more than 246 people on my street alone. I have no clue as to how our  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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