Benjamin Caryl House · Photo: Tim Pierce · CC BY-SA 3.067 homes sold in Dover in the last year, at a typical $2M
Almost every sale is a house. Below: what each kind of home sells for, what your budget buys, the best months to buy, how hard you’ll have to bid, and a shortcut to every site where Dover homes are listed.
Every place Dover homes are listed, in one stop
We don’t copy listings: the agents’ sites have the photos and the latest price changes. Set what you want once and we open each site already filtered to Dover.
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Houses are 96% of Dover’s sales, at a typical $2.1M
67 homes sold in the year to May 2026.
typical sale · 64 sold in 12 months
- Per square foot
- $452MA $368
- Days to sell
- 44
- Sold over asking
- 30%
- Listings with a price cut
- 25%
Townhouses: 2 sold, typical $730K
Condos: 1 sold, typical $1.6M
Too few sales in 12 months for reliable figures.
Fewer homes sell than a decade ago, at twice the 2016 price
67 sales in the last year, against 127 in 2016 and a low of 65 in 2025. The typical sale went from $1M in 2016 to $2M.
Source: Redfin Data Center, MLS sales. Typical price and $/sq ft are the monthly medians, weighted by sales.
What $2M buys in Dover
Check a listing against what Dover homes sold for
Against the town’s median price per square foot over the last 12 months. A rough check: condition, lot and location within town move a price more than this can see.
Bidding wars in Dover are more common than before the pandemic, but 56% fewer homes come up for sale
We read every month of Dover’s home sales since 2012 so you don’t have to. Each figure covers 12 months, because a single month in a town is too few sales to mean much. Latest: the year to May 2026, 67 sales.
If you’re buying in Dover
- Shop in September. It brings about 14 new listings a month, close to the busiest month, with fewer bidding wars (18% over asking).
- You can negotiate. 24% of listings have cut their price, against 18% before the pandemic.
- Offer under asking. Buyers paid 97.5% of the list price on average; 28% paid over.
- You’ll usually have time. Only 35% of homes go under contract within two weeks; the typical one takes 45 days.
Spring brings the homes; summer brings the bidding wars
May has the most new listings (about 16 a month), but June is the most competitive: 35% of June sales close over asking. September offers nearly as much choice with fewer homes bid up (18%). January has the least competition (7%) but only about 8 new listings.
Averages for each calendar month, 2015 on.
Calmer than the 2021 frenzy, and calmer than Massachusetts
| Dover now | 2017–19 | 2021 peak | MA now | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold over askingShare of sales that closed above the list price | 28% | 9% | 51% | 45% |
| Gone within two weeksShare of homes under contract within 14 days | 35% | 26% | 53% | 49% |
| Listings with a price cutShare of homes for sale that cut their price | 24% | 18% | 18% | 25% |
| Price paid vs. askingAverage sale price ÷ list price | 97.5% | 96.4% | 101.5% | 100.4% |
| Days to sellMedian days from listing to contract | 45 | 68 | 30 | 27 |
22 homes for sale on a typical day
That’s twice the 2023 low (11), 56% fewer than in 2017–19 and well under 2014’s 65.
1 in 4 listings has cut its price
24% in the last year, against 18% in 2017–19 and 25% across Massachusetts. More sellers are pricing high and coming down.
Dover ranks 183rd of 206 busy Massachusetts markets for bidding wars
Share of sales over asking in the last year, among towns with 60 or more sales. Dover is one of the state’s calmer markets.
Source: Redfin Data Center, city market tracker, January 2012 to May 2026 (MLS sales, not seasonally adjusted). Ratios are weighted by homes sold; price cuts by homes for sale.
Five things worth knowing
New listings in May
The month with the most choice. December has the fewest, about 2.
Best time to buySchools
The schools grade for Dover, from test results, graduation and how much students grow.
Schools in DoverCheck the flood map
Flood insurance isn’t in a standard policy, and lenders require it in FEMA flood zones. Check the address before you make an offer.
Natural hazardsLook up any property
Assessed value, lot size and every past sale of a home you’re eyeing are public, at the town or county assessor and the registry of deeds.
Medfield and Sherborn sell for less a square foot; Wellesley for far more
The busier markets within 25 miles of Dover, by what sold. Prices, taxes and how far a paycheck goes next door are on Cost of living.
| Sold | Typical sale | $/sq ft | Over asking | Days to sell | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natick | 419 | $927K | $451 | 42% | 24 |
| Wellesley | 293 | $2.1M | $671 | 35% | 26 |
| Needham | 167 | $1.8M | $541 | 45% | 18 |
| Westwood | 141 | $1.2M | $507 | 53% | 23 |
| Dover | 67 | $2M | $446 | 28% | 45 |
| Sherborn | 54 | $1.2M | $414 | 41% | 32 |
| Medfield | 23 | $998K | $417 | 48% | 40 |
Redfin Data Center, June 2025 to May 2026. Towns with fewer than 20 sales are left out, and Redfin doesn’t report every town separately.
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Questions about buying a home in Dover
What do homes sell for in Dover, MA?
67 homes sold in the year to May 2026 at a typical $2M, $446 a square foot.
Is Dover a buyer’s or seller’s market?
A seller’s market: 31 homes were for sale in May 2026 and 8 sold, about 3.9 months of supply. Buyers paid 97.5% of asking on average, and 24% of listings cut their price.
When is the best time to buy in Dover?
May brings the most new listings. The sales history shows which months have fewer bidding wars.
Where can I see homes for sale in Dover?
Zillow, Redfin, Realtor.com and Homes.com all carry Dover’s MLS listings; the search links above open each one filtered to Dover.
Sales, prices, days on market and listings: Redfin Data Center (MLS, monthly, not seasonally adjusted). Property tax rate: Census American Community Survey. Two-bedroom rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. Typical home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Schools grade: TownRatings (how grades work).