Housing in Dover

A typical Dover home is worth roughly $199,000

Typical home value

$199K

MI $266K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,110

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$2,040

MI $2,904

What kind of housing town is Dover?

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

A second-home town38% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes.Your money goes further25% below the Michigan typical home.A town of owners91% of households own their home.

★ What stands out · The homes

91% of Dover households own their home

Half of Dover’s homes were built before 1978.

Owners and renters

Own 91%Rent 9%

Michigan: 73% own.

1978

typical home built · MI 1972

$2,040

median property tax bill · MI $2,904

38%

of homes are seasonal or vacation homes

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.

Affordability

What it takes to buy in Dover

Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$271,000

Typical Dover home $199K

That covers a typical Dover home, with $72K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,250

Loan $990Tax $210Insurance $60

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,110 a month here, $140 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Ellsworth$131K Newkirk$111K Burdell$188K Henderson$178K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Michigan typical property tax (1.25% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,110

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$820

1 bedroom$850

2 bedrooms$1,110

3 bedrooms$1,450

4 bedrooms$1,720

of households rent · MI 27%

renter households

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

Next door

Dover vs. its neighbors

Dover is the priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Dover$199K Burdell$188K Henderson$178K Ellsworth$131K Newkirk$111K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	Median income
Dover	$199K*	—	$1,110	$55,714
Ellsworth	$131K*	—	$1,070	$53,333
Newkirk	$111K*	—	$1,060	$56,268
Burdell	$188K*	—	$1,260	$71,042
Henderson	$178K	+4%	$1,060	$82,625

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. 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.