Cost of Living in Dover
Dover's cost of living runs genuinely above the national median on both housing and property taxes, this record discloses directly.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed housing premium
Dover's cited home-value figures ($467,268-$591,750) run above the ~$408,776 national median comparison figure.
A genuinely high property tax rate
Dover's effective property tax rate (~2.02%) runs above both the national median and the cited Strafford County average of ~1.85%.
No income tax, no general sales tax
New Hampshire's real, statewide no-income-tax, no-sales-tax structure applies in Dover, alongside the real 8.5% Meals & Rooms Tax on dining and lodging.
Key takeaways
- Dover's housing runs genuinely above the national median.
- Dover's effective property tax rate runs genuinely high, above both the national and county averages.
- New Hampshire levies no income tax and no general sales tax statewide.
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