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A city of 13,053 people in Ohio
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Conserved land2.2%84 of 3,728 acres
Trails1.4 mi0.2 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves26 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Jacob A. Horn's Coal Mines - Canal Dover Ohio - 18991899
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Jacob A. Horn's Coal Mines - Canal Dover Ohio - 1899, 1899

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About Dover

City in Ohio, United States
1806Established
13,112Population
5.8 sq miArea
879 ftElevation

Dover is a city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States, along the Tuscarawas River. The population was 13,112 at the 2020 census. It is a principal city of the New Philadelphia–Dover micropolitan area, approximately 68 miles (109 km) south of Cleveland and borders the city of New Philadelphia.

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ZIP code44622
Area code330
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Housing in Dover

$235K Median sale price · Redfin, May 2026

The median sale price was $235,000 in May 2026.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market42
Sale-to-list97.9%
Sold in May15
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Safety in Dover

B+

Safety Grade B+

Dover reports less crime per resident than 70% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Dover 2
Ohio 2.9
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Dover 6.2
Ohio 14.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B-

The public schools Dover’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 55% of Ohio’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

#234Best public schoolsof 621 in OH
DistrictDover CitySchools6

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 OH. Ratings are from neighbors.

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