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Dover is a big small town of 13,053 people in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. It's about 20 miles from Canton, OH and 66 miles from Cleveland, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $997 a month.
13,053people
$194kTypical home
$997/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
32"Snow
198Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,053
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,253 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Cleveland, OH
- 20 mi to Canton, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,221/mo)
- Median rent $997/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (59 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 60 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (641 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to CAK airport
- 64 mi to CLE (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 902 ft
- 260 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 229 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 62 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tuscarawas County: R+43 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very 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