What HUD offices serve Dover, Pennsylvania?
Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.
Go to the Pennsylvania Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Dover.
How many renters live in Dover, Pennsylvania?
The City of Dover has 2,054 people living in 824 households.
There are 394 renters living in 217 renter households in this City. Renters make up 19.18 percent of the population living in Dover.
What is the rental market like in Dover, Pennsylvania?
There are an estimated 874 housing units in the Dover area. Of these, 252 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Dover, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.
What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Dover?
The rental vacancy rate in Dover is 8 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.
How many rental units are in Dover for each bedroom size?
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dover
| Studio | One-Bedroom | Two-Bedroom | Three-Bedroom | Four+ Bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 38 | 122 | 27 | 11 |
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Dover
A large number of apartments in Dover have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.
How many renter households in Dover are overburdened by housing costs?
Among renter households in this market, 40 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 14 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.
The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.
How Much Is Rent in Dover
Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $861 to $1,667. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.
| Bed Size | 2024 Fair Market Rents |
| Studio | $861 |
| One BR | $951 |
| Two BR | $1,197 |
| Three BR | $1,595 |
| Four BR | $1,667 |
2024 Fair Market Rents in Dover, Pennsylvania
How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Dover?
Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.
These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:
| Unit Size | Count of Units Below FMR | Percentage of Total Units Below FMR |
| Studio | 7 | 47 percent |
| One BR | 14 | 37 percent |
| Two BR | 95 | 78 percent |
Rental Units Below FMR in Dover, Pennsylvania
How many affordable rental units are in Dover?
Income Based Apartments in Dover, Pennsylvania
Dover features 32 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.
Low Rent Apartments in Dover, Pennsylvania
There are 61 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Dover.
Housing Choice Vouchers in Dover, Pennsylvania
On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Dover landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Dover.
The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Dover, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $1,077 and $1,317.
Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.
