Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Dover Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, ranked 826th of 987 in Ohio, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 55% of Ohio towns on state tests and graduation. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 66% of the country. A typical home there costs about $264K, 4.1 years of the New Philadelphia area’s $65K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. Christian Pershing Barn is on the National Register of Historic Places. Dover Township’s average trip to work is 21 minutes, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
Where Dover Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Dover Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 598 in 1840, 13,112 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1868 and a map from 1986 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dover Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Dover Township.
Norma Johnson Center Hiking Trails North, at 212 acres with 6.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Trails run 13 miles in 5 parks and preserves. Dover Township’s trail density stands at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Dover Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Norma Johnson Center Hiking Trails North | 6.1 mi | 212 |
| 2. Norma Johnson Center Hiking Trails South | 2.1 mi | 90 |
| 3. Kimble Trail | 0.6 mi | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Of the losses FEMA expects in Dover Township, 74% come from inland flooding and 5% from hail. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 1979: 3.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Dover Township, 29% of adults get no exercise outside work. 40% of adults in the town have high blood pressure; 39% sleep under 7 hours.
| Dover Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 28% | 25% |
| What stands out | Dover Township | OH |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 8.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 7.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A winter brings about 20 inches of snow, with January nights at 20° and July afternoons at 84°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Only 4% of working residents stay in Dover Township for work; the rest commute out. Employers in Dover Township added 193 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,649. The top destinations are Dover (16%), New Philadelphia (8%) and Canton (5%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
| Dover Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). College graduates make up 27% of adults 25 and older, against 32% across Ohio. For residents in Dover Township, the share who are 65 or older is 20%.
| Dover Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.1 years | 41.7 years | 40.5 years |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Dover Township | OH | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.6% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.6% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.2% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.9% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.9% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.4% | 10.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8% | 8.2% | 10.4% |
| High school | 42.1% | 32.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.8% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.9% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.1% | 19.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.1% | 12.2% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,400, single groups can be off by several points
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dover Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi MuseumPro Football Hall of Fame192K visitors a year
39 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a year
21 mi Stadium & arenaTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
10 mi MuseumAge of Steam Roundhouse
20 mi LandmarkMcKinley National Memorial
8 mi MuseumFort LaurensPro Football Hall of Fame: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium: Harrier233 at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Age of Steam Roundhouse: Alvintrusty, CC BY-SA 4.0 · McKinley National Memorial: CoolRockC, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Laurens: Roseohioresident, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Dover Township
About 1 of every 100 Dover Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
City in Ohio, United States
Dover is a city in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States, along the Tuscarawas River. The population was 13,112 at the 2020 census. It is a principal city of the New Philadelphia–Dover micropolitan area, approximately 68 miles (109 km) south of Cleveland and borders the city of New Philadelphia.
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10 towns share a border with Dover Township.
All 5 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C; New Philadelphia (B−) is closest.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Township | #826 | C | C+ | — | B | C |
| Dover | #515 | B | C+ | B+ | B | C+ |
| New Philadelphia | #572 | B− | B | B+ | B− | C− |
| Goshen Township | #425 | B | A− | — | B | C− |
| York Township | — | — | C+ | — | B− | C− |
| Franklin Township | #202 | A− | B+ | — | A− | C |
| Lawrence Township | #297 | B+ | B− | — | B+ | B− |
| Sugar Creek Township | #326 | B+ | C+ | — | A | C− |
York Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Dover Township, Goshen Township, York Township, Franklin Township, Lawrence Township and Sugar Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Dover Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Dover Township grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #826 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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