Dover, NH vs Fair Lawn, NJ

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Dover

73.1

#782 nationally

Fair Lawn

73.1

#784 nationally

Fair Lawn leads in walk score (60 vs 33). Fair Lawn leads in median household income ($141,540 vs $90,844). Dover leads in average commute (23.1 min vs 33.5 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Dover, NH	Fair Lawn, NJ
WhereAtHome Score	73.1 (#782)	73.1 (#784)
Population	33,485	35,564
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$548,206	$739,017
Median Household Income	$90,844	$141,540
Average Commute	23.1 min	33.5 min
Walk Score	33	60
Crime Level	1.3	1.2
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	116	144
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+12.1	D+3.4