A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Cascade$2,410/mo

Typical home $430K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.42% · Housing →

Dover$4,460/mo

Typical home $798K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.42% · or rent about $1,333/mo · Housing →

The difference: $2,050 a month, about $24,600 a year, between Dover and Cascade.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Idaho ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

A−CascadeBetter than 84% of districts in the state –DoverNot graded

Health

B−CascadeHealthier than 51% of U.S. towns –DoverNot graded

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

CascadeDover

Snow a year86″62″

January low15°F 23°F

July high82°F 82°F

Growing season (days)110d 141d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)97th 59th

Outdoors & history

CascadeDover

Trails19 mi 24 mi

Conserved land15%7.1%

National Register places—1

Community

CascadeDover

Library hours a week34 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

261 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CascadeID DoverID

Cascade ↔ Dover261 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Idaho average

CascadeDover

People

Population 1,118Highest 792Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7%Lowest ID: +17.3% +35.3%Highest ID: +17.3%

Median age 48.9±9.4Highest 31% above ID 42.8±11.7Lowest 15% above ID

Cascade and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 17.3%±6.1Lowest ID: 24.1% 26.4%±4.6Highest ID: 24.1%

Dover and Cascade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 26.1%±14.4Lowest ID: 17% 30.6%±5Highest ID: 17%

Dover and Cascade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 40.8%Lowest ID: 31.8% 46.9%Highest ID: 31.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±4.5Lowest ID: 6.3% 4.2%±3Highest ID: 6.3%

Dover and Cascade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $53,750±$8kLowest 31% below ID $99,821±$36kHighest 28% above ID

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $346,100±$42kLowest 17% below ID $719,100±$88kHighest 72% above ID

Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,333±$297 8% above ID

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,470Lowest 28% below ID $2,992Highest 47% above ID

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 63.9%±46.2Highest ID: 46.9% 42.9%±100Lowest ID: 46.9%

Cascade and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 32%Highest ID: 10.6% 4.7%Lowest ID: 10.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 82.6%Lowest ID: 72.1% 92.6%Highest ID: 72.1%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Lowest 14 yrs older than ID 2004Highest 13 yrs newer than ID

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 35% above ID 15 minLowest 30% below ID

Work from home 1.8%±2.8Lowest ID: 13.3% 23.4%±11Highest ID: 13.3%

Work in townworking residents 26.6%Highest 1.4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miHighest 4.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.77Highest 0.42Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Boise City (14%)Sandpoint (43%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DoverFew work in Cascade

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 15%Highest 7.1%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 18.7 miLowest 24.0 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 4.0 miLowest 7.5 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 27.0Highest 22.7Lowest

Schools

School district CASCADE DISTRICT—

High school in town Cascade Jr./Sr. High School—

Students per teacherat that high school 10.5 —

Idaho average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Cascade vs Dover

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $2,050 more a month in Dover

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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