A typical Dover home is worth roughly $283,000
What kind of housing town is Dover?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
90% of Dover households own their home
Half of Dover’s homes were built before 1987.
Missouri: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
What it takes to buy in Dover
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That’s $4K short of a typical Dover home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $900 a month here, $780 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, the Missouri typical property tax (0.85% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $900
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Barton County, MO): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Dover vs. its neighbors
Dover is the 2nd priciest of 4 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2014 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | $283K* | — | $900 | — | $75,729 |
| Montevallo | $314K* | — | $900 | — | $70,610 |
| Doylesport | — | — | $900 | 0 | $57,014 |
| Drywood | $163K* | — | $900 | — | $55,950 |
| Badger | — | +14.3%† | $910 | — | $61,083 |
| Virgil | $174K* | +3%† | $930 | — | $35,625 |
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.
Neighbors talk housing
What Dover buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
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.