Housing in Dover

A typical Dover home is worth roughly $153,000

Typical home value

$153K

OH $249K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,010

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,804

OH $2,822

What kind of housing town is Dover?

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

Your money goes further39% below the Ohio typical home.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 2.8 years of income

Less than across Ohio (3.5 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$206,000

Typical Dover home $153K

That covers a typical Dover home, with $53K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$950

Loan $760Tax $150Insurance $40

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,010 a month here, $60 more than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Athens$247K Trimble$85K York$125K Ames$309K

How Dover ranks on affordability →

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Dover’s typical property tax (1.18% 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 $1,010

Renters already here pay a median of $919.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$830

1 bedroom$840

2 bedrooms$1,010

3 bedrooms$1,240

4 bedrooms$1,430

32%

of households rent · OH 33%

434

renter households

44%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · OH 46%

22%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$919

median rent paid today · Census

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

The homes

1 of Dover’s houses are on the National Register

Half of Dover’s homes were built before 1982.

History →

Owners and renters

Own 69%Rent 32%

Ohio: 67% own.

1982

typical home built · OH 1970

$1,804

median property tax bill · OH $2,822

1.18%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · OH 1.31%

Historic houses in Dover

Joseph Clester HouseListed 1980

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places.

Next door

Dover vs. its neighbors

Dover is the 3rd least expensive of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

Ames$309K Athens$247K Dover$153K York$125K Trimble$85K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Dover	$153K*	—	$1,010	—	$55,170
Athens	$247K	+3.7%	$1,250	111	$48,696
Trimble	$85K*	—	$970	—	$58,063
York	$125K*	—	$980	—	$56,208
Ames	$309K*	—	$1,150	—	$83,500

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. Historic houses: National Register of Historic Places. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.