Dover, ID housing market
The typical Dover home is worth about $798,000, up 2.8% in a year, 67% above the Idaho typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Dover compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Dover at a glance
Only 2 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
Typical home value, 2016–2026
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| January | Dover | Idaho |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $375,000 | $217,000 |
| 2018 | $401,000 | $237,000 |
| 2019 | $417,000 | $269,000 |
| 2020 | $444,000 | $299,000 |
| 2021 | $528,000 | $364,000 |
| 2022 | $689,000 | $471,000 |
| 2023 | $706,000 | $464,000 |
| 2024 | $769,000 | $460,000 |
| 2025 | $786,000 | $472,000 |
| 2026 | $794,000 | $478,000 |
| August 2026 | $798,000 | $479,000 |
11 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 11 new homes in Dover in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $4 million to build. Over the past 10 years, Dover has permitted 264 homes in all.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 9 | 9 | 0 | $3 million |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 0 | $4 million |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 0 | $4.3 million |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 0 | $3 million |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 0 | $5.1 million |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 0 | $7.9 million |
| 2020 | 65 | 57 | 8 | $12.5 million |
| 2019 | 41 | 33 | 8 | $8.6 million |
| 2018 | 36 | 30 | 6 | $7.5 million |
| 2017 | 25 | 19 | 6 | $5.5 million |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | 0 | $2.8 million |
| 2015 | 33 | 23 | 10 | $4.2 million |
| 2014 | 27 | 19 | 8 | $3.5 million |
| 2013 | 27 | 19 | 8 | $3.5 million |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Dover and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | $798K | +2.8% | $1,410 | 11 | $99,821 |
| Sandpoint | $640K | +3.2% | $1,430 | 163 | $72,289 |
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,410
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Dover is $1,410 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Dover pay a median of $1,333.
Studio $1,070 · 4 bedrooms $2,140
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (83825, 83864; Bonner County, ID), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.