Downtown Dover
Dover, DE
Downtown Dover - Dover, DE
Area Guide
The center of commerce for Dover, downtown lies nestled within the city and holds a great variety of rentals, including apartments for rent. Ride the DART bus with the many other commuters who work in nearby Georgetown or Wilmington. Additionally, Dover is only 90 miles south of Philadelphia and 90 miles east of Washington.
Downtown Dover’s historic Colonial and Victorian buildings provide homes to numerous research facilities, including the Delaware State Archives, The Delaware State Library, and the Delaware State Museum, all of which open to the public daily. This area also provides a number of tantalizing restaurants and cafes. For a real olfactory treat, stop by the Frankfurt Bakery and Deli on Governor’s Avenue. The bakery specializes in German artisan bread, streusels, cookies, sticky buns, and muffins, all freshly baked every morning. After a hard day’s work, sample one of the many craft beers on tap at the Grey Fox Grille on State Street, named for the state animal of Delaware.
Rent Trends
As of April 2025, the average apartment rent in Downtown Dover is $1,200 for two bedrooms, and $1,712 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Dover has increased by 2.7% in the past year.
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2 BR
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1,027 sq ft
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$1,200/month
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3 BR
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0 sq ft
Average Sq Ft
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$1,712/month
Average Rent
Transportation
Very Walkable
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If you enjoy walking, you’ll enjoy renting in this area! It’s a very walkable neighborhood.
Some Transit
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You'll likely want a car when living in this area since it has few transit options.
Bikeable
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While there’s some bike infrastructure in this area, you’ll still need a car for many errands.
Points of Interest
Shopping Centers
Parks and Recreation
- First State Heritage Park
- Delaware Agricultural Museum & Village
- Delaware NERR
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Methodology
† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.
Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.
Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2025.