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Dover vs Parmele

42 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (3× in Parmele) and average commute (13 min in Parmele).

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Dover, NCHomes around $137KNorth Carolina · 404 people

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Parmele, NCA small town of 374North Carolina · 374 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

DoverHomes around $137K

Housing$137K typical home59% below the NC typical home All about Dover →

ParmeleA small town of 374

Quiet strengthsParmele doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Parmele →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Parmele has more miles of trail

Parmele 0.3 miDover 0.1 mi

Average commute13 min

Parmele has the shorter commute

Dover 34 minParmele 22 min

Property tax bill+37%

Tax bills are bigger in Parmele

Parmele $1,294Dover $947

Street grid+71%

Dover has the more walkable street grid

Dover 28.2Parmele 16.5

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $240 more a month in Dover

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%

Dover$800/mo

Typical home $137K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.72% · or rent about $929/mo · Housing →

Parmele$550/mo

Typical home $85K (Census) · tax rate 1.52% · or rent about $1,063/mo · Housing →

The difference: $240 a month, about $2,900 a year, between Dover and Parmele.

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.

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

DoverParmele

Snow a year3″3″

January low—33°F

July high—90°F

Growing season (days)—227d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)98th 80th

Outdoors & history

DoverParmele

Settled—1890

Famous people born here—2

Community

DoverParmele

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

42 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DoverNC ParmeleNC

Dover ↔ Parmele42 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 North Carolina average

DoverParmele

People

Population 404Highest 374Lowest

Median age 47.5±16.1Lowest 21% above NC 53.3±6.8Highest 36% above NC

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

Kids under 18 17.3%±7.3Highest NC: 21.8% 6.7%±13.5Lowest NC: 21.8%

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

Age 65+ 26.7%±10.5Highest NC: 17.2% 22.5%±7.7Lowest NC: 17.2%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 7.8%Highest NC: 35.7% 5.9%Lowest NC: 35.7%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.4%±3.8Highest NC: 6.4% 0%±5.3Lowest NC: 6.4%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $37,250±$18kHighest 49% below NC $36,136±$16kLowest 50% below NC

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $131,800±$63kHighest 54% below NC $85,200±$10kLowest 71% below NC

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $929±$240Lowest 24% below NC $1,063±$122Highest 13% below NC

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $947Lowest 50% below NC $1,294Highest 32% below NC

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 64.7%±40.8Lowest NC: 48.9% 88.4%±16.4Highest NC: 48.9%

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

Below poverty line 32.7%Highest NC: 13% 31.8%Lowest NC: 13%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 59.7%Lowest NC: 66.6% 63%Highest NC: 66.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 22 yrs older than NC 1976Highest 15 yrs older than NC

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 37% above NC 22 minLowest 14% below NC

Work from home 4.4%±5.4Lowest NC: 16.3% 9.8%±13.1Highest NC: 16.3%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.8%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.8 miHighest 15.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.09Lowest 0.10Highest

Top workplaceoutside town New Bern (21%)Greenville (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ParmeleFew work in Dover

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 4.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 28.2Highest 16.5Lowest

North Carolina 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.

Dover neighborsTown Square →

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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.