DOVER HOUSING MARKET INFORMATION With 39,894 people, 15,462 houses or apartments, and a median cost of homes of $369,148, Dover real estate prices are well above average cost compared to national prices. Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Dover, accounting for 40.46% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Dover include large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 32.54%), row houses and other attached homes ( 15.58%), and a few duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 7.19%). The most prevalent building size and type in Dover are three and four bedroom dwellings, chiefly found in single-family detached homes. The city has a mixture of owners and renters, with 42.53% owning and 57.47% renting. There is a lot of housing in Dover built from 1970 to 1999 so parts of town may have that "Brady Bunch" look of homes popular in the '70s and early '80s, although some of these houses were built up through the early '90s as well. There is also a lot of housing in Dover built between 2000 and later ( 29.91%). A lesser amount of the housing stock also hails from between 1940-1969 ( 22.40%). There's also some housing in Dover built before 1939 ( 6.31%). DOVER HOME APPRECIATION RATES Real estate appreciation rates in Dover's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 6.21% during the period. 蘑菇视频's data show that during the latest twelve months, Dover's appreciation rate, at 7.87%, has been at or slightly above the national average. In the latest quarter, Dover's appreciation rate has been 3.82%, which annualizes to a rate of 16.19%. Importantly, 蘑菇视频鈥檚 exclusive research found that Dover's housing market shows one of the <a href="/blog/highest-appreciating-cities">top real estate appreciation rates in the U.S.A.</a> in the latest quarter, which may signal the city鈥檚 near-future real estate investment strength. Relative to Delaware, our data show that Dover's latest annual appreciation rate is higher than 60% of the other cities and towns in Delaware. One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Dover differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use 蘑菇视频 to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Dover - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Dover real estate investment or home purchase decisions.