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A city of 33,364 people in New Hampshire
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About Dover

City in New Hampshire, United States
1623Established
32,741Population
49 ftElevation

Dover is a city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 32,741 at the 2020 census, making it the most populous city in the New Hampshire Seacoast region and the fifth most populous city in New Hampshire. It is the county seat of Strafford County, and home to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, the Woodman Institute Museum, and the Children's Museum of New Hampshire.

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ZIP code03820, 03821, 03822
Area code603
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Housing in Dover

$546K▲ 1.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Dover home is worth about $546,000, up 1.6% in a year, 6% above the New Hampshire typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market36
Sale-to-list99.6%
Sold in May34
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Safety in Dover

A−

Safety Grade A-

Dover reports less crime per resident than 78% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New Hampshire has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Dover sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Dover 0.6
New Hampshire 1.2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Dover 5.6
New Hampshire 8.3
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C+

The public schools Dover’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 65% of New Hampshire’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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DistrictDover School DistrictSchools9

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 NH. Ratings are from neighbors.

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