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A town of 1,466 people in Windham County, Vermont
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Map of Dover: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land31%7,111 of 22,804 acres
Trails24 mi0.7 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves34,851 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Dover

Town in Vermont, United States
1,798Population
35.3 sq miArea
1,978 ftElevation

Dover is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,798 at the 2020 census. It is famed for being the location of the Mount Snow ski area.

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Area code802
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Housing in Dover

$471K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Dover home is worth about $471,000, about the same as a year ago, 18% above the Vermont typical home.

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Safety in Dover

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Safety Grade A-

Dover reports less crime per resident than 76% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Dover 3.8
Vermont 2.2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Dover 1.1
Vermont 14.5
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C+

The public schools Dover’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 62% of Vermont’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictRiver Valleys Unified School District #73Schools1

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