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Wilmington, DE vs Dover, DE

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- The median age of a home in Wilmington is 50.0% older than the median age of a home in Dover.
 Wilmington, DEDover, DEUnited States
 Median Home Age76  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$279,600$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months12.1%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock55.8%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.53.1%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$5.2$11.0
 Homes Owned38.4%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock8.0%11.2%
 Homes Rented49.5%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Wilmington, DEDover, DEUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$1,680$1,840
 Studio Apartment$940  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,000$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,280  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,710$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,810  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Wilmington, DEDover, DEUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.9%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.7%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock1.1%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.5%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.2%3.6%
 Vacant Other6.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Wilmington, DEDover, DEUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock5.0%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.9%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.6%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9996.9%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock2.7%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99917.1%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock27.1%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,99920.0%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock8.7%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9993.7%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock3.0%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9991.2%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.9%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.5%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.2%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Wilmington, DEDover, DEUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock15.3%13.6%
 2000 to 20095.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock14.3%13.6%
 1980 to 19894.4%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock15.3%14.8%
 1960 to 19693.7%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock8.1%10.0%
 1940 to 194913.6%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock7.4%12.2%
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Reviews for Wilmington    18 Reviews
T · New Castle, DE
I Cannot Wait To Rid Myself of This Place
Over 8 years ago

I'm ready to get away from this whole state, once and for all! There are no real jobs here. The cost of living is getting entirely too high, as well as the crime.  More

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ron · Glen Allen, VA
Park Plaza
Over 9 years ago

can anyone offer information on the Park Plaza, 1100 Lovering Ave,  More

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Joseph · Wilmington, DE
So far I'm impressed with Wilmington
Over 9 years ago

When we sold our house in the burbs and downsized to a condo in Wilmington all our friends thought we were nuts. What about the crime? Well, we've been here for a year  More

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Reviews for Dover    9 Reviews
RICHARD · Toms River, NJ
Small Wonder that Dover, Del. is Booming
Over 2 years ago

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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Nayara · Tempe, AZ
Host Family Needed for HighSchool ExchangeStudents
Over 5 years ago

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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Gerri · Smyrna, DE
Crime
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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