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Dover is a small city of 33,364 people in Strafford County, New Hampshire. It's about 32 miles from Manchester, NH and 59 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $437k and rent runs about $2k a month.
33,364people
$437kTypical home
$1,607/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
45"Snow
230Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 33,364
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,248 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Boston, MA
- 32 mi to Manchester, NH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $437k (≈$2,754/mo)
- Median rent $1,607/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (60 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (566 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 22% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to PSM airport
- 43 mi to PWM (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 98 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 35 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 501 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 189 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of New Hampshire districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Strafford County: D+12 in 2024
- New Hampshire: D+3 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk