Rankings · How Dover ranks in NY
How Dover compares across New York
Dover is ranked on 38 lists against the 777 New York towns with 2,500+ residents.
Lists ranked on
38
of NY’s 777 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #162 best libraries for kids
Top-quarter finishes
0
of 24 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 27% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Steadier prices than 87% of New York
Not better or worse, just Dover’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Steadier prices than 87% of NY towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+42.2% in home prices, 5 years
Hotter summers than 86% of NY towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
84.1° July high
Wetter than 80% of NY towns
DrierWetter
46 in of rain + melted snow a year
Longer growing season than 79% of NY towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
185 days between frosts
Fewer kids than 76% of NY towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
17.2% of residents are under 18
Fewer seniors than 62% of NY towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
18.7% of residents are 65+
Milder winters than 61% of NY towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
16.8° January low
More year-round than 57% of NY towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.9% of homes are seasonal
Younger than 56% of NY towns
YoungerOlder
42.2 median age
Less snow than 55% of NY towns
Less snowMore snow
58 in of snow a year
Next door
Dover out-ranks 1 of its 6 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Union ValeAmeniaPawlingBeekmanKentShermanDover
Dover leadsNeighbor leadsEvenNot ranked
Dover5–19Pawling
Pawling’s best: #19 most-used libraries
Dover7–17Beekman
Beekman’s best: #59 most active
Dover12–10Amenia
Amenia’s best: #13 most new homes
Dover0–20Kent
Kent’s best: #2 most conserved land
Dover9–10Union Vale
Union Vale’s best: #93 most active
Dover0–18Sherman
Sherman’s best: #8 fewest uninsured At a glance
Dover lands in the top half on 10 of 24 lists
Each dot is Dover’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NY, the right end is last. Areas where Dover does best come first.
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