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Moving to Dover, Massachusetts

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Population: 5,558. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,641 (+1.5% change)
Males: 2,711 (48.8%), Females: 2,847 (51.2%)

Norfolk County

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.2 years
Median household income: $141,818
Median house value: $592,700

Population by Race

Races in Dover:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
  • Chinese (1.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Korean (0.9%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: English (21.2%), Irish (20.9%), German (11.2%), Italian (11.1%), United States (5.4%), Scottish (3.6%).

Elevation: 150 feet

Land area: 4.4 square miles

Map of Dover, MA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Dover

  • High school or higher: 98.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 77.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 34.3%
  • Unemployed: 1.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dover town

  • Never married: 17.4%
  • Now married: 73.1%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 4.3%
  • Divorced: 4.4%

8.3% Foreign born (3.5% Asia, 2.3% Europe, 1.0% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Dover:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dover:

  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 16 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Abbreviation: BED)
  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 21 miles; BOSTON, MA; Abbreviation: BOS)
  • THEODORE FRANCIS GREEN STATE (about 38 miles; PROVIDENCE, RI; Abbreviation: PVD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dover:

  • NORWOOD MEMORIAL (about 9 miles; NORWOOD, MA; Abbreviation: OWD)
  • NORFOLK (about 11 miles; NORFOLK, MA; Abbreviation: 32M)
  • MARLBORO (about 17 miles; MARLBORO, MA; Abbreviation: 9B1)

Amtrak stations near Dover:

  • 10 miles: ROUTE 128 (WESTWOOD, UNIVERSITY AVE. & RTE. 128). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: FRAMINGHAM (443 WAVERLY ST.). Services: public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 16 miles: BACK BAY (BOSTON, 145 DARTMOUTH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dover:

  • WELLESLEY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,241)
  • MASSACHUSETTS BAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; WELLESLEY HILLS, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,938)
  • BOSTON COLLEGE (about 10 miles; CHESTNUT HILL, MA; Full-time enrollment: 13,341)
  • BENTLEY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; WALTHAM, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,651)
  • FRAMINGHAM STATE COLLEGE (about 12 miles; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Full-time enrollment: 4,185)
  • BABSON COLLEGE (about 14 miles; WELLESLEY, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,659)
  • HARVARD UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Full-time enrollment: 20,531)

Schools

Public high school in Dover:

  • DOVER-SHERBORN REG HIGH (Students: 527; Location: 9 JUNCTION STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Dover:

  • CHICKERING (Students: 618; Location: 28 CROSS STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
  • DOVER-SHERBORN REG MS (Students: 505; Location: 155 FARM STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)

Private primary/middle school in Dover:

  • DOVER MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 64; Location: 16 SHERBROOKE DRIVE; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Dover:

  • DOVER TOWN LIBRARY (Operating income: $280,478; Location: 56 DEDHAM ST.; 46,949 books; 1,369 audio materials; 1,780 video materials; 111 serial subscriptions)

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