Dover vs High Forest

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

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

Dover has the higher population (863 vs 132 in High Forest). High Forest has the higher median household income ($120,625 vs $112,500 in Dover). High Forest has the higher median home value ($297,900 vs $281,300 in Dover).

Population, income & housing

	Dover	High Forest
Population	863	132
Median age	28.6 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$112,500	$120,625
Median home value	$281,300	$297,900
Median gross rent	$852	—
Housing units	290	46
Homeownership rate	88.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.9%	31.8%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dover	High Forest
Population	763 → 863 (+13.1%)	118 → 132 (+11.9%)
Median household income	$75,568 → $112,500 (+48.9%)	$99,063 → $120,625 (+21.8%)
Median home value	$169,700 → $281,300 (+65.8%)	$293,800 → $297,900 (+1.4%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $852 (+26.2%)	—

Dover

Population

763863

Median household income

$75,568$112,500

Median home value

$169,700$281,300

Median gross rent

$675$852

High Forest

Population

118132

Median household income

$99,063$120,625

Median home value

$293,800$297,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dover	High Forest
Under 5	7.6%	12.1%
5 to 17	32.3%	19.7%
18 to 24	6.7%	3.8%
25 to 34	12.9%	11.4%
35 to 44	16.9%	10.6%
45 to 54	10.7%	5.3%
55 to 64	8.5%	22.0%
65 to 74	2.5%	12.9%
75 and over	1.9%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dover	High Forest
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	98.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.5%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dover	High Forest
No high school diploma	6.1%	1.2%
High school graduate	18.9%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	44.1%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dover	High Forest
Drove alone	70.9%	69.8%
Carpooled	14.1%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	26.4%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dover	High Forest
1-unit, detached	88.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dover	High Forest
Poverty rate	4.5%	0.0%
Average household size	3.13	3.22
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	2000	1959