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Dover vs Springdale

180 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.3× in Springdale) and work in town (+15.6 pts in Dover).

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Dover, OHAn outdoors townOhio · 13,053 people
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Springdale, OHOne of the healthiest townsOhio · 11,033 people
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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.

DoverAn outdoors town
Outdoors#73 most walkable in OH1.4 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves Health60% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates HistorySettled in 18067 places on the National Register All about Dover →
SpringdaleOne of the healthiest towns
Health61% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Work14,032 jobsbased in Springdale, a regional job hub Outdoors#208 most walkable in OH2.0 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves All about Springdale →
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.

Jobs per worker2.3×
Springdale is more of a job hub
Springdale 3.23Dover 1.41
Work in town+15.6 pts
More of Dover’s workers stay in town
Dover 22.1%Springdale 6.5%
Rent+23%
Rent runs higher in Springdale
Springdale $1,226Dover $997
Street grid+42%
Dover has the more walkable street grid
Dover 80.2Springdale 56.6
Growth since 2010+4.1 pts
Dover has grown faster since 2010
Dover +2.2%Springdale -1.9%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Springdale places higher on 13 of 22 OH lists

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

Safety
B+DoverSafer than 70% of U.S. towns C−SpringdaleSafer than 18% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−DoverBetter than 45% of districts in the state C+SpringdaleBetter than 36% of districts in the state
Health
C+DoverHealthier than 40% of U.S. towns C+SpringdaleHealthier than 39% of U.S. towns
9Dover
13Springdale

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

SafestSafety · 262 towns #78#233 Lowest obesityHealth · 1041 towns #849#293 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 1041 towns #787#353 Most conserved landOutdoors · 970 towns #651#264 Best schoolsSchools · 624 towns #234#439 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 1041 towns #688#1002 Fastest growingGrowth · 1036 towns #394#683 Most new homesHousing · 370 towns #199#106

Left end = #1 in Ohio. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Dover’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Dover$1,510/mo
Typical home $239K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.29% · or rent about $997/mo · Housing →
Springdale$1,490/mo
Typical home $238K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.25% · or rent about $1,226/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
DoverSpringdale
Snow a year20″14″
January low18°F—
July high84°F—
Growing season (days)164d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)14th5th
Outdoors & history
DoverSpringdale
Trails1 mi2 mi
Conserved land2.2%6.8%
Settled1806—
National Register places71
Archive photos6—
Famous people born here—2
Community
DoverSpringdale
Library hours a week56 hrs—
Colleges in town—1
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

180 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DoverOHSpringdaleOH
Dover ↔ Springdale180 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.

DoverSpringdale
People
Population 13,053Highest 11,033Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.2%Highest OH: +2.3% -1.9%Lowest OH: +2.3%
Median age 41.7±3.7Highest 5% above OH 38.9±3.4Lowest about the OH average
Dover and Springdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23.4%±3.8 OH: 22% 23.4%±5.5 OH: 22%
Age 65+ 23.1%±3Highest OH: 18.3% 19.6%±3.2Lowest OH: 18.3%
Dover and Springdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 27%Highest OH: 31.5% 24.8%Lowest OH: 31.5%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.4%±1.3Lowest OH: 5.6% 4%±2.4Highest OH: 5.6%
Springdale and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $64,276±$8kLowest 10% below OH $67,903±$11kHighest 5% below OH
Springdale and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $193,700±$15kHighest 10% below OH $192,000±$16kLowest 11% below OH
Dover and Springdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $997±$62Lowest 4% below OH $1,226±$150Highest 19% above OH
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,491Highest 12% below OH $2,407Lowest 15% below OH
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.6%±11.1Lowest OH: 45.9% 63.7%±18.5Highest OH: 45.9%
Springdale and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.5%Lowest OH: 13.3% 12%Highest OH: 13.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 59.6%Highest OH: 67.2% 59.1%Lowest OH: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1968Lowest 2 yrs older than OH 1971Highest 1 yr newer than OH
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minHighest 7% below OH 20 minLowest 16% below OH
Work from home 9.1%±2.9Lowest OH: 13% 11.6%±5.2Highest OH: 13%
Springdale and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 22.1%Highest 6.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.3 miHighest 8.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.41Lowest 3.23Highest
Top workplaceoutside town New Philadelphia (11%)Cincinnati (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SpringdaleFew work in Dover
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.2%Lowest 6.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miLowest 2.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 5Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 80.2Highest 56.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #234 of 624 in OH#439 of 624 in OH
School district Dover CityPrinceton City
High school in town Dover High SchoolNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 20.1 —
Ohio average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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