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Dover is a small city of 39,837 people in Kent County, Delaware. It's part of the Dover, DE area. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $259k and rent runs about $1k a month.
39,837people
$259kTypical home
$1,344/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
13"Snow
238Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 39,837
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,673 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Baltimore, MD
- In the Dover, DE area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $259k (≈$1,633/mo)
- Median rent $1,344/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (814 per 100k)
- High property crime (5,664 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 15% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to DOV airport
- 51 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 219 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 195 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Delaware districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Kent County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Delaware: D+15 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk