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Dover is a small town of 1,956 people in Stewart County, Tennessee. It's about 28 miles from Clarksville, TN and 68 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $743 a month.
1,956people
$204kTypical home
$743/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
4"Snow
232Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,956
- Part of a metro area
- About 508 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Nashville, TN
- 28 mi to Clarksville, TN
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,283/mo)
- Median rent $743/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (235 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (492 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to PAH airport
- 69 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 525 ft
- 397 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 161 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Tennessee districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stewart County: R+64 in 2024
- Tennessee: R+30 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk