Home values, rents and more in Dover, NJ
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Dover compares
The typical home in Dover, NJ is worth about $511,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Dover are 30% below the typical value in the New York metro area ($731,000) and 40% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Dover rose 1.6%, compared with +4.9% in the New York metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,342 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 34% below the New York metro area ($3,546) and 21% above the U.S. ($1,932).
The median household income is $73,737, against $99,155 in the New York metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 18,563 people live in Dover (American Community Survey 2020–24).
Dover has the 53rd-lowest typical home value of the 558 cities in the New York metro area and the 178th-lowest of 473 in New Jersey with Zillow figures.
Part of: Morris County, NJ · New York metro area · New Jersey
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.