The median home in Dover, Delaware is valued at $333,984, up 1.4% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,660, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 16.8x — near the national average of 18x. Dover is part of the Dover, DE metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$333,984
+1.4%
Rent$1,660/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $287/mo cheaper ($1,660 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + DE ins. 28% per HUD.
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$66,797 on $333,984
Stretch — 31.2% of income
Above 28% but manageable with cuts.
PITI$1,947
P/I31.2%
Afford$300K
Gap-$34K
P&I $1,689Tax $159Ins $100
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