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Dover is a tiny town of 247 people in Mason County, Kentucky. It's about 42 miles from Cincinnati, OH. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $826 a month.
247people
$94kTypical home
$826/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
17"Snow
213Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 247
- Part of a metro area
- About 573 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 42 mi to Cincinnati, OH
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$592/mo)
- Median rent $826/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,180 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to LUK airport
- 47 mi to CVG (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 532 ft
- 353 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 60 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mason County: R+44 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.