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Port Townsend, WA vs Dover, DE

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- Dover spends 5.2% less per student than Port Townsend.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% lower in Dover than in Port Townsend. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dover had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Townsend
 Port Townsend, WADover, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,576$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,755$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12064573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Port Townsend    8 Reviews

We live a little over an hour away and absolutely love Port Townsend and the surrounding areas. There are a lot of surprises. There are great places to eat, live music,  More

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I loved living in Port Townsend for about 20 years. It’s a quiet and safe town with several festivals, art, music, and more. The main economy is centered around tourism  More

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Transplant Californians are selling their shacks for a million, and purchasing homes here for twice what they should cost due to supply and demand. Port Townsend is a  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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