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Salisbury, NC vs Dover, DE

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- The median age of a home in Salisbury is 19.1% older than the median age of a home in Dover.
 Salisbury, NCDover, DEUnited States
 Median Home Age473842
 Median Home Cost$247,300$279,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months25.0%17.3%16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.79.1%55.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.120.1%71.4%101.1%
 Property Tax Rate$8.0$5.2$11.0
 Homes Owned43.4%45.0%57.4%
 Housing Vacant12.5%8.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented44.1%47.0%31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Salisbury, NCDover, DEUnited States
 Average Rent$1,260$1,680$1,840
 Studio Apartment$810$990$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment$810$1,000$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$990$1,200$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,280$1,710$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,400$1,920$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Salisbury, NCDover, DEUnited States
 Vacant For Rent1.9%2.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented1.5%0.5%0.4%
 Vacant For Sale1.3%1.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.0%0.0%0.4%
 Vacant Vacation1.2%0.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other6.6%3.3%4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Salisbury, NCDover, DEUnited States
 Less Than $20,0003.8%5.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.6%0.6%2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,9992.9%0.6%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9997.3%1.9%3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,99911.0%2.7%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99922.0%13.1%11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,99918.7%27.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99917.8%33.2%20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,9998.7%8.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9992.7%2.8%8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,9991.9%3.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9992.1%0.0%3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,9990.2%0.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.2%0.0%0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over0.0%0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Salisbury, NCDover, DEUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%0.0%0.2%
 2010 to 201413.9%15.3%13.6%
 2000 to 200913.9%15.3%13.6%
 1990 to 199913.0%14.3%13.6%
 1980 to 19897.9%17.6%13.2%
 1970 to 197913.4%15.3%14.8%
 1960 to 196913.0%14.3%13.6%
 1950 to 195914.7%8.1%10.0%
 1940 to 19494.5%2.5%4.7%
 1939 or Earlier14.0%7.4%12.2%
Reviews for Salisbury    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

So we went to check out the area today as we consider buying nearby. I read all this crime stuff etc. I rolled through my potential hood and talked to a variety of  More

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A big thank you to Leanne for her candid, well written review. She saved us a lot of time and money. Salisbury is off our bucket list. Wonderful old houses, though. We  More

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The apparently bucolic town of Salisbury is set in a beautiful southern climate with lots of beautiful historic homes and huge old-growth oaks. Those charming  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 6 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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