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Dover, NH Real Estate Market

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q4 2023. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data

Dover, NH Housing Market Trends

With 33,416 people, 14,606 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $537,209, real estate costs in Dover are among some of the highest in the nation, although house prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive New Hampshire communities.

Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Dover, accounting for 41.92% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Dover include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 29.40%), duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 19.29%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 6.47%).

People in Dover primarily live in small (one, two or no bedroom) single-family detached homes. Dover has a mixture of owner-occupied and renter-occupied housing.

There is a lot of housing in Dover built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Dover built before 1939 ( 26.26%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 2000 and later ( 19.23%). There's also some housing in Dover built between 1940-1969 ( 17.21%).

Dover Home Appreciation Rates

Appreciation rates for homes in Dover have been tracking above average for the last ten years, according to NeighborhoodScout data. The cumulative appreciation rate over the ten years has been 95.61%, which ranks in the top 40% nationwide. This equates to an annual average Dover house appreciation rate of 6.94%.

NeighborhoodScout's data show that during the latest twelve months, Dover's appreciation rate, at 6.13%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Dover's appreciation rate has been 1.11%, which annualizes to a rate of 4.52%.

Relative to New Hampshire, our data show that Dover's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 80% of the other cities and towns in New Hampshire.

One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Dover differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Dover - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Dover real estate investment or home purchase decisions.

Average Home Values

Median Home Value

$537,209

Dover, NH Home Prices
> $1,346,000
$1,009,001 - $1,346,000
$673,001 - $1,009,000
$538,001 - $673,000
$404,001 - $538,000
$269,001 - $404,000
$134,001 - $269,000
$67,001 - $134,000
$0 - $67,000
1.4%
1.4%
1.2%
1.2%
18.8%
18.8%
17.2%
17.2%
29.3%
29.3%
22.9%
22.9%
3.4%
3.4%
3.7%
3.7%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes
High

for New hampshire

Very High

for nation

Number of Homes And Apartments:

14,606

Dover Appreciation Rates

Rent & Ownership

Average Market Rent:

$2,713 / per month

Homeownership Rate

Owners
Renters
50.4%
50.4%
49.6%
49.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Vacancy Rate

Vacant
Occupied
4.2%
4.2%
95.8%
95.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Housing Market Details

Age of Homes

2000 or Newer
1970 - 1999
1940 - 1969
1939 or Older
19.2%
19.2%
37.3%
37.3%
17.2%
17.2%
26.3%
26.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Types of Homes

Single-Family
Townhomes
Small Apt. Buildings
Apt. Complexes
Mobile Homes
Other
41.9%
41.9%
6.5%
6.5%
19.3%
19.3%
29.4%
29.4%
2.9%
2.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes

Home Size

No Bedroom
1 Bedroom
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
5 or more bedrooms
3.4%
3.4%
15.2%
15.2%
34.6%
34.6%
29.0%
29.0%
14.2%
14.2%
3.5%
3.5%
0% 100.0%
% of Homes