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Dover is a small town of 3,009 people in Hillsborough County, Florida. It's about 15 miles from Tampa, FL. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 74°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $862 a month.
3,009people
$310kTypical home
$862/moRent
93° / 74°Summer / winter
0"Snow
267Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,009
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,157 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Tampa, FL
- 15 mi to Tampa, FL
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,955/mo)
- Median rent $862/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 74°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (187 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (607 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to LAL airport
- 18 mi to TPA (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 115 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 142 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,266 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 130 bars within 25 mi
- 305 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Florida districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hillsborough County: R+3 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.