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Dover is a tiny town of 895 people in Olmsted County, Minnesota. It's about 17 miles from Rochester, MN and 89 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $305k and rent runs about $853 a month.
895people
$305kTypical home
$853/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
47"Snow
230Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 895
- Part of a metro area
- About 891 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 17 mi to Rochester, MN
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $305k (≈$1,925/mo)
- Median rent $853/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (77 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,186 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 48% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to RST airport
- 83 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,158 ft
- 711 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Olmsted County: D+11 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk