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Market update
August 2026 · Current as of September 5, 2026 · Single-family residences
$615,000
Median sale price
Year to date
+11.3%
127
Homes sold
Year to date
−14.2%
145
Under contract
Year to date
−12.7%
51
Homes for sale
August 2026
+30.8%
Changes compare with the same period one year earlier.
In August 2026, Dover recorded 24 single-family closings, compared with 21 in August 2025. The median sale price was $660,000, compared with $505,000 a year earlier.
Through August 2026, Dover recorded 127 closings and a $615,000 median sale price, compared with 148 closings and $552,500 through August 2025.
At the end of August, Dover had 51 homes for sale, compared with 39 a year earlier, and 2.9 months of inventory.
Source: New Hampshire REALTORS® Local Market Update — August 2026, Dover, Single Family Residence. Data from PrimeMLS and ShowingTime Plus. Current as of September 5, 2026. View the Dover report or browse the New Hampshire REALTORS® report library.
Median sales price does not account for seller concessions and/or downpayment assistance.
Dover is in Strafford County, where the median single-family home sold for $585,000 in August 2026, up 12.5% year over year. County figures from New Hampshire REALTORS®; see the August 2026 market report.
Closed sales
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Orientation
Where Dover sits and how it's laid out — the things most people want to know first.
Location & government
Community profile
Population and geography: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census. QuickFacts
Property taxes
Dover’s 2025 nominal tax rate is $19.68 per $1,000 of assessed value. The New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration has not published an equalization ratio for Dover for 2025, so no equalized rate is shown — we do not estimate one.
Municipal
$6.91 per $1,000
County
$1.83 per $1,000
State education
$1.16 per $1,000
Local education
$9.78 per $1,000
The four components add to the $19.68 per $1,000 total rate. Rates set by the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration for 2025; source data.
What that costs depends on the town’s assessed value for the specific property, which is not the purchase price — Dover assesses at a ratio the DRA has not published for this year. Work the bill out from your assessment with the property tax calculator, or read the New Hampshire property tax guide.
Housing
ZIP-area estimates for the area around Dover. Background context, not a valuation and not current listing data.
Where Dover sits
Straight-line distances from the town centre; actual travel varies.
Dover, NH is served by Amtrak Downeaster. Check current schedules with the operator.
The community
Dover is the largest city in New Hampshire's Seacoast region — a former mill city on the Cocheco River that has steadily evolved into one of the most desirable communities in the state. With a revitalized downtown, top-rated schools, and a thirty-minute reach of the coast, the University of New Hampshire, and Portsmouth, Dover punches well above its size.
The Dover real estate market spans walkable downtown condos and lofts in former mill buildings, established single-family neighborhoods like Garrison Hill and the area around the high school, and newer construction in the southern and eastern parts of the city. Long Hill, Bellamy, and Sawyer Mill all attract buyers prioritizing schools, lot size, and quick highway access via the Spaulding Turnpike.
Dover benefits from the same fundamentals as Portsmouth — no state income or sales tax, a strong Seacoast jobs base, and steady demand from Massachusetts and out-of-state movers — at a price point that's typically meaningfully lower.
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Proximity
Listed by straight-line distance from Dover.
FAQ
Dover is an incorporated city in Strafford County, New Hampshire, in the Seacoast. Recorded land area is 26.7 square miles.
Straight-line orientation distances from the city centre: Portsmouth, NH 10 mi, Manchester, NH 32 mi, Boston, MA 59 mi. Nearest passenger rail station: Dover, NH, 0.1 mi. These are straight-line estimates, not road distances and not drive times.
For the ZIP area around Dover: median home value $433,627, median gross rent $1,607 per month. ZIP-area estimate — background context, not a current sale price and not a valuation.
Dover has a population of about 33,364 and roughly 1,249.6 people per square mile.
By straight-line distance, the nearest incorporated municipalities are Rollinsford (2.2 mi), Madbury (3.7 mi), Somersworth (3.9 mi), Durham (5.2 mi), Newington (7.5 mi). Proximity order is geographic only and does not imply shared borders or any ranking.
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