Dover’s best subject grade is an A− for health; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. Dover’s trail density is 7.5 miles per square mile, against 0.8 in Idaho’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Dover Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. Dover has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA⁻Health A⁻SchoolsWeakestC⁻Cost of living C⁻Hazard risk

What makes Dover stand out

Where Dover beats most towns.

32 measures vs. Idaho

17 better8 too close to call7 worse

Widest gap	Dover	ID
Fewer uninsured adults	6.5%	10.7%

HealthA⁻

Healthier than 78% of U.S. towns

Less healthyHealthier

CDC PLACES 2025 estimates.

Small town

1,164 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Sandpoint · 3 mi Ponderay · 5 mi Kootenai · 6 mi Hope · 14 mi Priest River · 15 mi East Hope · 15 mi

SandpointDover

How Dover grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Idaho), ordered by how far Dover is from typical.

How grading works

Cost of livingTypical home $808K, 12.1 years of the Sandpoint area’s $67K median household incomeC⁻Open →HealthBonner General Hospital 3 miles awayA⁻Open →SchoolsBeat 76% of Idaho districts on tests and graduationA⁻Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC⁻Open →Jobs & income$100K median household incomeBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6 of 20; 4.4% of households have no car; 3.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitBOpen →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors7% conserved landB⁺Open →History1 place on the National Register; 1 notable person born hereCOpen →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 42.8; 47% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Dover Church · National Register of Historic Places

Dover’s story

116 years in pictures

The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

1910Dover is settled

Explore the history →

Getting set up

Moving to Dover: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Dover, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerAvista11.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterCity of Dover water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet10 providers81% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Dover’s trash rules yet

SchoolsLake Pend Oreille School District 84Which school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Idaho you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 11 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereBonner County ClerkBonner County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2023

ZIP codes83825, 8386483825 53% · 83864 47%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Dover.

HousingCost of living grade C⁻

Dover stands out in Idaho and nationally: a larger share of its households own their home

Dover’s midpoint rent stands at $1,333 a month. Home values are up 2.8% over the year to September 2026.

$808KZillow home value

	Dover	Idaho towns	U.S. towns
Households that own their home	93%	70%	73%
Median rent	$1,333 a month	$1,117 a month	$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Dover$808K

Idaho$477K

+2.8%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

Full pageDover’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page

Prices over the yearsUp 2.8% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 8.1 years of income Rents$1,333 a month · Median rent Vs. the neighborsAhead of its graded neighbor

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

HealthA⁻

A smaller share of adults in Dover sleep under 7 hours than in the typical Idaho or U.S. town

Only one of the 60 Idaho towns we compare has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Dover. The share of adults in Dover who get no exercise outside work is 21%, where Idaho’s towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 25%. 11% of Dover adults smoke cigarettes. This Idaho town does better than the Idaho average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 7.

78%healthier than U.S. townsA⁻Health Grade

	Dover	Idaho towns	U.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	24%	30%	33%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	27%	34%	36%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	13%	17%	17%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	13%	15%	16%

32 measures vs. Idaho

17 better8 too close to call7 worse

What stands out	Dover	ID
Fewer uninsured adults	6.5%	10.7%
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth	10.3%	16.2%
More adults who have had cancer	12.6%	8.3%

Bonner General Hospital

3 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

Full pageDover’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsFewer binge drinkers Hospitals & doctors nearby3 miles to an ER · Bonner General Hospital How adults are doingFewer adults in frequent mental distress Every CDC estimateBetter than ID on 17 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B

Dover has 0.4 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work

The top destinations are Sandpoint (43%), Coeur d'Alene (5%) and Ponderay (5%). For most workers, Dover is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. Also worth knowing: between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 64, to 124. The typical journey to work for Dover comes to 15 minutes.

1%work in town

	Dover	Idaho towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	15 minutes	20 minutes	25 minutes
Working residents who work in town	1.4%	22%	8%
Below the poverty line	4.7%	12%	9.6%
Median household income	$100,000	$67,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Dover1%

Sandpoint43%

Coeur d'Alene5%

Ponderay5%

Boise City5%

5 mi

median commute distance

124

jobs based in Dover

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Walkability grade: more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns

Full pageDover’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here124 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Dover Commute times15 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 5 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Dover has snowy winters and pleasant summers

Only 4 of the 60 Idaho towns we compare have a lower typical July afternoon high than Dover. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 23° and about 62 inches of snow falls in a winter.

62″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–35°

Spring33–57°

Summer48–79°

Fall34–56°

Sep 28

typical first frost

May 8

typical last frost

+1.1°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageDover’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 83°, January lows 23°Rain & snow62″ of snow a winter · 32 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C⁻

Dover faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Dover’s FEMA risk score is 59 of 100. One flood insurance claim has been paid in the town since 2012. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 82% come from inland flooding and 9% from cold waves.

59risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold waves

paid flood claims since 2012

Full pageDover’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesModerate risk Flood claimsSince 2012 Past disasters16 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready0.6 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

OutdoorsB⁺