Compare towns
Dover vs Monroe
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dover has the most people working from home (34.2%).
Monroe has the most affordable homes ($165k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Dover | Monroe |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,930Highest |
122Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6% MA: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 44.9±2.3Lowest 12% above MA |
60.2±9.9Highest 51% above MA |
| Kids under 18 | 26%±5.2Highest MA: 19.4% |
16.4%±28Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Dover and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±2.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
31.1%±27.3Highest MA: 17.9% |
| Monroe and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 84.8%Highest MA: 47.3% |
19.8%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.2%±2.7Lowest MA: 7.9% |
9%±18.5Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Monroe and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $250,001 140% above MA |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $1,340,300±$117kHighest 138% above MA |
$165,000±$141kLowest 71% below MA |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,917±$2k 66% above MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 67% above MA |
$2,053Lowest 66% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Dover and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 2.7%Lowest MA: 10% |
38.5%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.9%Highest MA: 62.5% |
75.9%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 6 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minLowest 19% above MA |
56 minHighest 93% above MA |
| Work from home | 34.2%±6.4Highest MA: 18.6% |
0%±41.2Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Dover and Monroe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #1 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | Dover · Dover-Sherborn | — |
| High school in town | Dover-Sherborn Regional High | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.