Dover, IL housing market
Home prices around Dover have risen about 51% over the past 5 years.
Home values, sales, trends and how Dover compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Home prices up 51% in 5 years
The federal house price index for the ZIP codes around Dover rose 51% over the past 5 years, faster than across Illinois (47%). Last year prices rose 7.5%.
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| Year | Change that year | Since 2000 | Illinois since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +7.5% | +70% | +96% |
| 2024 | +11% | +58% | +85% |
| 2023 | +2.8% | +42% | +73% |
| 2022 | +12% | +38% | +61% |
| 2021 | +9.5% | +23% | +44% |
| 2020 | −1.4% | +13% | +33% |
| 2019 | +6.2% | +14% | +32% |
| 2018 | −1.3% | +7.5% | +28% |
| 2017 | +1.7% | +9% | +25% |
| 2016 | +0.7% | +7.2% | +22% |
| 2015 | +2.9% | +6.4% | +19% |
| 2014 | −1.1% | +3.4% | +15% |
| 2013 | −1.8% | +4.6% | +11% |
| 2012 | −0.8% | +6.5% | +11% |
| 2011 | −5.8% | +7.4% | +14% |
| 2010 | −3% | +14% | +21% |
| 2009 | −3.8% | +18% | +29% |
| 2008 | −2.5% | +22% | +40% |
| 2007 | +8.5% | +25% | +45% |
| 2006 | +0.8% | +16% | +43% |
| 2005 | +6.3% | +15% | +35% |
| 2004 | +2.3% | +7.9% | +24% |
| 2003 | +0.3% | +5.4% | +15% |
| 2002 | +0.9% | +5.1% | +11% |
| 2001 | +4.2% | +4.2% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | — | — | — |
Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (annual, developmental) for ZIP codes 61356, 61349, covering 87% of Dover’s land, weighted by land area. It tracks repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, so it shows how prices changed, not what homes cost.
Dover and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | — | +7.5%† | $970 | — | $69,342 |
| Princeton | $178K | +6% | $970 | — | $65,705 |
| Bureau | — | +2.3%† | $1,040 | — | — |
| Ohio | $156K | +8.2% | $940 | — | $69,338 |
| Berlin | — | +7.9%† | $1,030 | — | $83,636 |
| Princeton | — | +7.9%† | $970 | 2 | $61,946 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
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 $970
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Dover is $970 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Dover pay a median of $596, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Studio $670 · 4 bedrooms $1,340
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (61349, 61356; Bureau County, IL), 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. 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.