Dover, PA housing market
The typical Dover home is worth about $297,000, up 2.5% in a year, close to the Pennsylvania typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Dover compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Dover at a glance
Typical home value, 2024–2026
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| January | Dover | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $272,000 | $268,000 |
| 2025 | $283,000 | $280,000 |
| 2026 | $294,000 | $287,000 |
| August 2026 | $297,000 | $290,000 |
157 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 157 new homes in Dover in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $52.1 million to build. That's 6.7 per 1,000 residents, faster than across Pennsylvania (2). Over the past 10 years, Dover has permitted 1,350 homes in all.
Homes vs. people, 2010–2020
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Dover gained 1,288 residents while 664 new homes were permitted: about 1.9 new residents per new home. Building and growth moved roughly in step. Across Pennsylvania: 1.4 new residents per new home.
How Dover ranks on housing keeping up with growth →
Residents: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 and 2020 censuses. New homes: permits issued 2010–2019.
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 95 | 95 | 0 | $31.5 million |
| 2025 | 157 | 157 | 0 | $52.1 million |
| 2024 | 147 | 147 | 0 | $48.7 million |
| 2023 | 160 | 160 | 0 | $53.4 million |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | 0 | $14 million |
| 2021 | 234 | 84 | 150 | $25.4 million |
| 2020 | 189 | 73 | 116 | $21 million |
| 2019 | 215 | 71 | 144 | $22.7 million |
| 2018 | 97 | 71 | 26 | $16.4 million |
| 2017 | 51 | 51 | 0 | $8.9 million |
| 2016 | 53 | 53 | 0 | $9 million |
| 2015 | 55 | 55 | 0 | $8.5 million |
| 2014 | 38 | 38 | 0 | $5.8 million |
| 2013 | 37 | 37 | 0 | $5.1 million |
| 2012 | 30 | 30 | 0 | $4.6 million |
| 2011 | 41 | 41 | 0 | $6.1 million |
| 2010 | 47 | 47 | 0 | $7.9 million |
| 2009 | 36 | 36 | 0 | $5.4 million |
| 2008 | 108 | 108 | 0 | $17 million |
| 2007 | 191 | 191 | 0 | $34.5 million |
| 2006 | 266 | 266 | 0 | $42.1 million |
| 2005 | 190 | 190 | 0 | $22.9 million |
| 2004 | 161 | 161 | 0 | $17.1 million |
| 2003 | 244 | 244 | 0 | $21.6 million |
| 2002 | 126 | 126 | 0 | $8.3 million |
| 2001 | 119 | 115 | 4 | $8.3 million |
| 2000 | 133 | 131 | 2 | $9.1 million |
Dover's permit office didn't report to the Census in 2025, so the 2025 figures are Census estimates.
How Dover ranks on new homes being built →
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
Dover and its neighbors
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | $297K | +2.5% | $1,260 | 157 | $81,452 |
| Warrington | — | +13.4%† | $1,250 | 5 | $77,763 |
| West Manchester | — | +4%† | $1,630 | 1 | $89,146 |
| Weigelstown | — | +10.3%† | $1,260 | — | $73,722 |
| Conewago | — | +8.9%† | $1,330 | 54 | $97,244 |
| Washington | — | +13.8%† | $1,220 | 3 | $92,226 |
| Shiloh | — | +3.2%† | $1,700 | — | $94,324 |
† FHFA price index change, where Zillow has no home value for the town.
3.6 years of income
The typical Dover home costs about 3.6 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Pennsylvania (3.7).
How Dover ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,260
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Dover is $1,260 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Dover pay a median of $1,402. A two-bedroom takes about 19% of the town's median household income.
Studio $880 · 4 bedrooms $1,740
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (17315, 17364, 17408; York-Hanover, PA MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.