According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Dover has an overall cost of living index of 93 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Ohio, Dover has a cost of living index that's 1.0x higher than Ohio's index of 90.
The standard of living in Dover ranks as #2,137 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Ohio. By definition, that implies Dover ranks as the #4,282 most expensive place in the Buckeye State.
Living Expense | Dover | Ohio | National Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 93 | 90 | 100 | |
Services | 103 | 100 | 100 | |
Groceries | 105 | 99 | 100 | |
Health | 103 | 100 | 100 | |
Housing | 67 | 74 | 100 | |
Transportation | 96 | 102 | 100 | |
Utilities | 100 | 93 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Ohio, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Dover |
---|---|---|---|
Stow, OH | 34,770 | 99 | 1.1x |
Kent, OH | 29,698 | 94 | 1.0x |
Green, OH | 25,737 | 99 | 1.1x |
Hudson, OH | 22,249 | 124 | 1.3x |
New Philadelphia, OH | 17,485 | 90 | 1.0x |
Streetsboro, OH | 16,444 | 95 | 1.0x |
New Franklin, OH | 14,143 | 91 | 1.0x |
Fairlawn, OH | 7,536 | 99 | 1.1x |
Apple Valley, OH | 5,538 | 95 | 1.0x |
Munroe Falls, OH | 5,069 | 92 | 1.0x |