Dover vs Sharon

A side-by-side comparison of Dover and Sharon: population, income, housing, and more.

Dover and Sharon are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sharon has the higher population (6,022 vs 2,386 in Dover). Dover has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $183,239 in Sharon). Dover has the higher median home value ($1,230,600 vs $614,300 in Sharon).

Population, income & housing

	Dover	Sharon
Population	2,386	6,022
Median age	46.6 yrs	40.0 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$183,239
Median home value	$1,230,600	$614,300
Median gross rent	—	$2,469
Housing units	792	2,117
Homeownership rate	97.4%	87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	83.8%	83.4%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dover	Sharon
Population	2,539 → 2,386 (-6.0%)	5,914 → 6,022 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$216,250 → $250,001 (+15.6%)	$144,333 → $183,239 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$951,800 → $1,230,600 (+29.3%)	$471,900 → $614,300 (+30.2%)
Median gross rent	$3,125 → $3,501 (+12.0%)	$1,442 → $2,469 (+71.2%)

Dover

Population

2,5392,386

Median household income

$216,250$250,001

Median home value

$951,800$1,230,600

Median gross rent

$3,125$3,501

Sharon

Population

5,9146,022

Median household income

$144,333$183,239

Median home value

$471,900$614,300

Median gross rent

$1,442$2,469

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dover	Sharon
Under 5	2.6%	6.7%
5 to 17	21.8%	21.8%
18 to 24	10.6%	4.2%
25 to 34	3.2%	9.3%
35 to 44	9.1%	13.5%
45 to 54	18.9%	14.6%
55 to 64	15.6%	13.1%
65 to 74	13.1%	12.0%
75 and over	4.9%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dover	Sharon
White (non-Hispanic)	75.0%	72.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	12.8%	14.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.8%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dover	Sharon
No high school diploma	1.3%	0.4%
High school graduate	3.1%	6.3%
Some college or associate's	11.8%	9.9%
Bachelor's degree	39.6%	36.6%
Graduate or professional degree	44.2%	46.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dover	Sharon
Drove alone	50.6%	54.2%
Carpooled	7.6%	1.7%
Public transit	3.9%	16.2%
Walked	2.2%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	34.8%	25.4%
Other means	1.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dover	Sharon
1-unit, detached	100.0%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dover	Sharon
Poverty rate	2.8%	3.2%
Average household size	3.06	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	40	35
Median year structure built	1968	1955