Massachusetts Living Index

Dover

Greater Boston · pop. 6,121

Old-money suburb where the roads have no sidewalks by design and the Dover-Sherborn Regional School District has a national reputation. Horse farms and conservation land sit alongside homes that rarely appear on the open market.

Rural RetreatHistoric Village

Livability Index

/ 100

Ranks #105 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home

$1.77M

6.7× household income

Household income

$250k+

ACS median

Commute to Boston

38 min

peak driving

Population

6,121

5-yr trend 65/100

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The honest read

Best for

High-income families who want privacy, elite schools, and proximity to Route 128 corporate campuses.

The tradeoff

The most rural-feeling town at 38 miles from downtown Boston with basically no services or walkability; you will drive for everything.

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