Dover
- Suburb of Boston, MA
Suburb
Dover
- grade A+Overall Grade
- Suburb of Boston, MA
- Rating 3.8 out of 5 15 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade A+
- Crime & Safetygrade B
- Housinggrade B+
- Nightlifegrade C
- Good for Familiesgrade A+
- Diversitygrade B minus
- Jobsgrade B
- Weathergrade C+
- Cost of Livinggrade B minus
- Health & Fitnessgrade A minus
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A
- Commutegrade B minus
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$1,042,100
National
$244,900Median Rent
$2,575
National
$1,163Area Feel
Rural
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Dover Rankings
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Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade B
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault67.8national 282.7
- Murder0national 6.1
- Rape16.9national 40.7
- Robbery0national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary16.9national 500.1
- Theft101.7national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft0national 284
Residents
Working in Dover
Jobs
grade B
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$250,001
National
$69,021Top Public Schools Serving Dover
Top Private Schools Near Dover
- grade A+
Noble and Greenough School
- Rating 4.58 out of 5 60 reviews
- grade A+
The Roxbury Latin School
- Rating 4.25 out of 5 48 reviews
- grade A+
St. Sebastian's School
- Rating 4.63 out of 5 52 reviews
- grade A+
The Rivers School
- Rating 4.48 out of 5 52 reviews
- grade A+
Beaver Country Day School
- Rating 4.22 out of 5 89 reviews
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Dover Reviews
Rating 3.8 out of 5 15 reviews
Dover is what it is, an affluent bedroom community within easy commute of Boston. It is the perfect compliment to hectic executive work life. If you want privacy, bucolic setting and a small village feel, this is it. It is not for those interested in diversity, crime and nightlife.
If you have enough money to last you a LONG time, this might be the place for you. But if you are the average person, this spoiled, expensive, boring town is not for you. It has no nightlife, job opportunities, and you can’t walk to anything.
Dover has been my home for 7 years now and I have learned to love the level of privacy and security that comes from being a suburb outside a main city. While being less than a 45 min drive from Boston, I am able to have access to the urban scene but am not subject to the high population density or strain on resources. Dover has a great community within the town, as well as a highly performing school system. Given the space and immense amount of nature throughout the town, I would like to see more initiatives being put forward to utilise the outdoors more; I am very supportive of the rail trail project and look forwards to taking more advantage of the nature we are privileged to have surround us.