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About Dover
State capital in Delaware, United StatesDover ( DOH-vər) is the capital and the second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Delaware, after Wilmington. It is also the county seat of Kent County and the principal city of the Dover metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Kent County and is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware River coastal plain. It was named by William Penn for Dover in Kent, England (for which Kent County is named). As of 2024, its population was estimated as 40,191.
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Housing in Dover
The typical Dover home is worth about $343,000, up 1.8% in a year, 15% below the Delaware typical home.
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Safety in Dover
Safety Grade D-
Dover reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 98% report less.
Schools in Dover
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The public schools Dover’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 66% of Delaware’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within DE. Ratings are from neighbors.
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