Housing in Dover Base Housing

Homes in Dover Base Housing

Home prices around Dover Base Housing have risen about 52% over the past 5 years.

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2-bedroom rent

$1,540

a month, utilities in · HUD

What kind of housing town is Dover Base Housing?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

A renters’ town100% of households rent.Newer homesThe typical home was built around 2003.

★ What stands out · Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,540

Renters already here pay a median of $2,139.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$1,210

1 bedroom$1,220

2 bedrooms$1,540

3 bedrooms$2,140

4 bedrooms$2,390

100%

of households rent · DE 27%

1,098

renter households

47%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · DE 50%

22%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$2,139

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Dover, DE MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

0% of Dover Base Housing households own their home

Half of Dover Base Housing’s homes were built before 2003.

Owners and renters

Rent 100%

Delaware: 73% own.

2003

typical home built · DE 1987

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Price trend

Home prices up 52% in 5 years

The federal house price index for the ZIP code around Dover Base Housing rose 52% over the past 5 years, about the same as across Delaware. Last year prices fell 1.5%.

Dover Base Housing areaDelaware

−1.5%

past year

+52%

past 5 years

+77%

past 10 years

How Dover Base Housing ranks on rising home prices →

Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual) for the ZIP codes around Dover Base Housing, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.

Next door

Dover Base Housing vs. its neighbors

The towns that share a border with Dover Base Housing. Tap one to see its housing page.

Rising Sun-Lebanon$390K Dover$343K

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Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Dover Base Housing	—	−1.5%†	$1,540	—	$82,161
Dover	$343K	+1.8%	$1,490	239	$60,199
Rising Sun-Lebanon	$390K*	+6%†	$1,510	—	$113,529

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Price trend: Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.