Dover vs Walpole

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

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

Walpole has the higher population (5,989 vs 2,386 in Dover). Dover has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $132,411 in Walpole). Dover has the higher median home value ($1,230,600 vs $572,000 in Walpole).

Population, income & housing

	Dover	Walpole
Population	2,386	5,989
Median age	46.6 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$250,001	$132,411
Median home value	$1,230,600	$572,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,952
Housing units	792	2,695
Homeownership rate	97.4%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	83.8%	62.3%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dover	Walpole
Population	2,539 → 2,386 (-6.0%)	6,197 → 5,989 (-3.4%)
Median household income	$216,250 → $250,001 (+15.6%)	$94,375 → $132,411 (+40.3%)
Median home value	$951,800 → $1,230,600 (+29.3%)	$418,000 → $572,000 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$3,125 → $3,501 (+12.0%)	$1,201 → $1,952 (+62.5%)

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

Walpole

Population

6,1975,989

Median household income

$94,375$132,411

Median home value

$418,000$572,000

Median gross rent

$1,201$1,952

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dover	Walpole
Under 5	2.6%	7.7%
5 to 17	21.8%	11.6%
18 to 24	10.6%	4.5%
25 to 34	3.2%	17.4%
35 to 44	9.1%	6.0%
45 to 54	18.9%	13.7%
55 to 64	15.6%	18.7%
65 to 74	13.1%	10.1%
75 and over	4.9%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dover	Walpole
White (non-Hispanic)	75.0%	90.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	12.8%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.8%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dover	Walpole
No high school diploma	1.3%	1.3%
High school graduate	3.1%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	11.8%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	39.6%	41.0%
Graduate or professional degree	44.2%	21.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dover	Walpole
Drove alone	50.6%	68.9%
Carpooled	7.6%	0.0%
Public transit	3.9%	5.1%
Walked	2.2%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	34.8%	23.7%
Other means	1.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dover	Walpole
1-unit, detached	100.0%	49.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	23.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	12.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dover	Walpole
Poverty rate	2.8%	5.9%
Average household size	3.06	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	40	35
Median year structure built	1968	1970