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Dover is a tiny town of 316 people in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma. It's about 29 miles from Enid, OK and 42 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $835 a month.
316people
$169kTypical home
$835/moRent
95° / 49°Summer / winter
7"Snow
271Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 316
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,016 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 29 mi to Enid, OK
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,063/mo)
- Median rent $835/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (133 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (169 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (849 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to OKC airport
- 44 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 133 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,053 ft
- 461 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 279 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kingfisher County: R+71 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.