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Dover

A town of 5,930 people in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

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Driver Hurt in Two-Car Crash on Farm St in Dover, MA

Fiorentino Legal, P.C. · Sep 27, 2026

76-Year-Old Cyclist Injured After Being Hit on Bridge St in Dover, MA

Fiorentino Legal, P.C. · Sep 27, 2026

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Map of Dover: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk

Conserved land39%3,796 of 9,810 acres

Trails77 mi5 mi per sq mi

Parks & preserves55640 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

1Noanet Woodlands15.9 mi of trails · 602 acres Directions

2Hale Reservation13.6 mi of trails · 621 acres Directions

3Wylde Woods4.6 mi of trails · 198 acres Directions

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

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How Dover ranks

#1Best schools in MA #3Highest income in MA #4Most educated in MA All MA rankings →

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Living in Dover

Housing in Dover

$1.77M▲ 2.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Dover home is worth about $1,773,000, up 2.9% in a year, 168% above the Massachusetts typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market13

Sale-to-list100.2%

Sold in May8

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Safety in Dover

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Safety Grade A-

Dover reports less crime per resident than 83% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000

Dover 1

Massachusetts 3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Dover 3.6

Massachusetts 10.4

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Dover

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School Grade A+

The public schools Dover’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 98% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#1Best public schoolsof 282 in MA

DistrictDover-SherbornSchools5

Chickering A+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 492 students Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School A+Middle · Grades 6–8 · 471 students Dover-Sherborn Regional High A+High · Grades 9–12 · 610 students CHARLES RIVER CHARLES RIVER SCHOOL

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 MA. Ratings are from neighbors.

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