The median home in Dover, New Hampshire is valued at $522,127, up 2.2% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $2,181, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 19.9x — near the national average of 18x. Dover is part of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.

Home Value$522,127

+2.2%

Rent$2,181/mo

Prices rising — worse for buyers.

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$104,425 on $522,127

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Out of reach59% of income

Need $158,100/yr to afford.

PITI$3,689

P/I59%

Afford$248K

Gap-$274K

P&I $2,640Tax $949Ins $100

Renting $1,508/mo cheaper ($2,181 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + NH ins. 28% per HUD.

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New Castle$2.36M Rye$1.23M Newington$1.09M Hanover$935K North Hampton$890K Hampton Falls$871K Greenland$861K Newfields$816K

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