Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $152,066 (it was $62,900 in 2000)
Dover-Foxcroft:
$152,066
ME:
$290,600
Mean prices in 2022:all housing units: $203,844; detached houses: $217,964; townhouses or other attached units: $250,113; in 2-unit structures: $253,343; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $283,591; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $146,783; mobile homes: $82,683
Median gross rent in 2022: $840.
March 2022 cost of living index in Dover-Foxcroft: 85.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 21.4%
(22.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 6.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 19.9% for two or more races residents)
According to our research of Maine and other state lists, there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine as of May 19, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Dover-Foxcroft is 416 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is near the state average.
Crime rates in Dover-Foxcroft by year
Type
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Murders (per 100,000)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
2 (47.5)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
Rapes (per 100,000)
3 (71.1)
1 (23.7)
2 (47.5)
1 (23.9)
0 (0.0)
2 (49.4)
1 (24.9)
1 (25.0)
1 (24.7)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (24.6)
0 (0.0)
Robberies (per 100,000)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (24.3)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (24.6)
0 (0.0)
Assaults (per 100,000)
7 (165.8)
4 (94.9)
14 (332.4)
15 (358.1)
8 (194.6)
11 (271.5)
9 (224.0)
3 (74.9)
1 (24.7)
3 (74.6)
2 (49.6)
2 (49.8)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
Burglaries (per 100,000)
18 (426.4)
34 (807.0)
26 (617.3)
23 (549.1)
22 (535.3)
10 (246.9)
19 (472.9)
11 (274.7)
10 (247.2)
9 (223.7)
8 (198.4)
6 (149.3)
3 (73.7)
2 (44.1)
Thefts (per 100,000)
93 (2,203)
105 (2,492)
97 (2,303)
74 (1,767)
103 (2,506)
72 (1,777)
65 (1,618)
61 (1,523)
81 (2,002)
49 (1,218)
34 (843.0)
29 (721.8)
24 (589.2)
26 (573.1)
Auto thefts (per 100,000)
4 (94.8)
6 (142.4)
2 (47.5)
2 (47.7)
6 (146.0)
2 (49.4)
2 (49.8)
1 (25.0)
5 (123.6)
2 (49.7)
1 (24.8)
0 (0.0)
2 (49.1)
3 (66.1)
Arson (per 100,000)
1 (23.7)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (23.9)
2 (48.7)
0 (0.0)
1 (24.9)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
City-Data.com crime index
215.6
205.6
338.6
203.6
195.6
186.1
166.5
117.1
132.0
83.3
59.5
49.3
59.7
31.3
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Ancestries: Irish (16.8%), American (16.2%), English (15.6%), French Canadian (7.6%), French (7.5%), German (4.6%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated on 02/29/1812
Elevation: 356 feet
Land area: 8.42 square miles.
Population density: 300 people per square mile (very low).
111 residents are foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 1.3% North America, 0.5% Asia).
This place:
3.9%
Maine:
3.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,055 (1.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,625 (1.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (117.1 miles , pop. 64,249).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (218.8 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (381.0 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2001 was 71.1. This is about average.
City:
71.1
U.S.:
72.6
Ozone [ppb] level in 2001 was 28.8. This is about average.Closest monitor was 1.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
28.8
U.S.:
33.3
Earthquake activity:
Dover-Foxcroft-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Maine state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 224.0 miles away from the city center On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 225.4 miles away from the city center On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 130.6 miles away from Dover-Foxcroft center On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 265.9 miles away from Dover-Foxcroft center On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 165.4 miles away from the city center On 2/26/1999 at 03:38:43, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 2.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 50.9 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Piscataquis County (22) is greater than the US average (15). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 13, Storms: 12, Snows: 7, Heavy Rains: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Dover-Foxcroft:
MAYO REGIONAL HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 1 miles away; DOVER FOXCROFT, ME)
HIBBARD NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 1 miles away; DOVER FOXCROFT, ME)
DEXTER HEALTH CARE (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; DEXTER, ME)
THOMPSON FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $164,820; Location: 186 EAST MAIN ST.; 32,586 books; 739 audio materials; 2,243 video materials; 52 other licensed databases; 49 print serial subscriptions)
User-submitted facts and corrections:
Foxcroft Academy, founded in 1823, is a private 9-12 day and boarding school located in Dover-Foxcroft and serving 16 Maine communities and 9 countries. Visit the Academy at: www.foxcroftacademy.org
Notable locations in Dover-Foxcroft: Foxcroft Golf Club (A), Central Hall Dover-Foxcroft Town Offices (B), Old Blacksmith Shop Museum (C), Piscataquis County Courthouse (D), Piscataquis County Jail (E), Southern Piscataquis County Chamber of Commerce (F), Thompson Free Library (G), YMCA Building (H), Dover - Foxcroft Volunteer Fire Department (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Dover-Foxcroft include: Church of the Nazarene (A), Living Word Assembly of God Church (B), United Baptist Church of Dover (C), Congregational Church of Dover-Foxcroft (D), United Methodist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Birthplace of: Corey Beaulieu - Heavy metal guitarist, Clarence Blethen - Baseball player, Mary Adams (activist) - Tax activist.
Piscataquis County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Dover-Foxcroft and their reported violations in the past:
FOXCROFT GOLF CLUB (Address: 84 FOXCROFT CLUB ROAD , Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform
MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-19-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-19-2006), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUN-19-2006), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUN-19-2006), St Boil Water Order (JUN-19-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-16-2010), St Compliance achieved (JUN-17-2010)
Past monitoring violations:
19 routine major monitoring violations
4 regular monitoring violations
CORINTH MEDICAL ASSOCIATES (Population served: 95, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2008, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-14-2008), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-14-2008), St Compliance achieved (SEP-08-2011), St Intentional no-action (SEP-09-2011)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2008, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-15-2008), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-15-2008), St Compliance achieved (SEP-08-2011), St Intentional no-action (SEP-09-2011)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2008, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-05-2008), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-05-2008), St Public Notif received (SEP-18-2008), St Compliance achieved (SEP-08-2011), St Intentional no-action (SEP-09-2011)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2007, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-09-2007), St Public Notif requested (OCT-09-2007), St Public Notif received (NOV-21-2007), St Compliance achieved (SEP-08-2011), St Intentional no-action (SEP-09-2011)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2007, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-07-2007), St Public Notif requested (SEP-07-2007), St Public Notif received (NOV-06-2007), St Compliance achieved (SEP-08-2011), St Intentional no-action (SEP-09-2011)
Past monitoring violations:
6 routine major monitoring violations
One regular monitoring violation
CHARLOTTE WHITE CENTER (Population served: 70, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-11-2012), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-11-2012), St Public Notif received (JUN-19-2012), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2012)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2011, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-07-2011), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-07-2011), St Public Notif received (APR-24-2012), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2012)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2011, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-26-2011), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-26-2011), St Public Notif received (APR-24-2012), St Compliance achieved (JUL-10-2012)
Past monitoring violations:
Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In OCT-01-2011, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-08-2011), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-08-2011), St Compliance achieved (JUL-18-2012), St Public Notif received (JAN-29-2013)
Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In OCT-01-2010, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-19-2010), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-19-2010), St Public Notif received (JUN-03-2011), St Compliance achieved (JUL-18-2012)
11 routine major monitoring violations
Average household size:
This place:
2.2 people
Maine:
2.3 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
58.1%
Whole state:
62.9%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
7.8%
Whole state:
9.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households
People in group quarters in Dover-Foxcroft in 2010:
72 people in college/university student housing
24 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
2 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Dover-Foxcroft in 2000:
22 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
17 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
15 people in homes for the mentally ill
11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Banks with branches in Dover-Foxcroft (2011 data):
Bangor Savings Bank: Dover-Foxcroft Branch at 160 East Main Street, branch established on 1869/01/01. Info updated 2008/12/02: Bank assets: $2,556.3 mil, Deposits: $1,940.3 mil, headquarters in Bangor, ME, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 58 total offices, Holding Company: Bangor Bancorp, Mhc
For population 15 years and over in Dover-Foxcroft:
Never married: 30.6%
Now married: 43.7%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 11.2%
Divorced: 13.6%
For population 25 years and over in Dover-Foxcroft:
Religion statistics for Dover-Foxcroft, ME (based on Piscataquis County data)
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Mainline Protestant
2,108
13
Evangelical Protestant
855
13
Catholic
320
3
Other
318
5
None
13,934
-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data
26,940Total future (year 2036) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
4
Peter M Connolly, 118 E.Main St (Lat: 45.178472 Lon: -69.239139), Type: 30.5, Overall height: 24.3 m, Registrant: United States Cellular Corporation, Stephanie.Brown@uscellular.Com, , Chica-go, Phone: (773) 399-8900
Peter M Connolly, 118 E.Main St (Lat: 45.178472 Lon: -69.239139), Type: 30.5, Overall height: 24.3 m, Registrant: Holland & Knight L.L.P, Pconnolly@hklaw.Com, , Washi-ngton, Phone: (202) 457-1818
Matt Demers, 118 E.Main St (Lat: 45.178472 Lon: -69.239139), Type: 30.5, Overall height: 24.3 m, Registrant: Dover & Foxcroft Water District, Dfwater@kynd.Net, , Dover--Foxcroft, Phone: (207) 564-2310
Matthew T Demers, 42 Reservoir Avenue (Lat: 45.178472 Lon: -69.239139), Type: 30.5, Overall height: 24.3 m, Registrant: Dover & Foxcroft Water District, Dfwater@kynd.Net, , Dover--Foxcroft, Phone: (207) 564-2310
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers:
2
Lat: 45.166722 Lon: -69.249500, Call Sign: KB96707, Assigned Frequencies: 161.730 MHz, Grant Date: 01/13/1986, Expiration Date: 04/01/1991, Cancellation Date: 09/24/2000, Registrant: Community Communications Inc, Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426
Call Sign: KQ8498, Assigned Frequencies: 161.640 MHz, 161.700 MHz, Grant Date: 08/25/2000, Expiration Date: 04/01/2030, Registrant: The Zone Corporation, P.O. Box 1929, Bangor, ME 04402-1929
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
3
Goffs Corner & Sebec Lake Rd (Lat: 45.213944 Lon: -69.241167), Call Sign: KCF805, Licensee ID: L00045931, Assigned Frequencies: 39.4000 MHz, 39.6200 MHz, Grant Date: 02/02/2002, Expiration Date: 03/17/2012, Cancellation Date: 05/19/2012, Registrant: County Of Piscataquis, 17 Court St, Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426, Phone: (207) 564-3304
Lat: 45.189472 Lon: -69.228611, Call Sign: WQML951, Assigned Frequencies: 155.377 MHz, Grant Date: 07/10/2020, Expiration Date: 09/21/2030, Certifier: Jack Clukey, Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 30251 Golden Lantern, Suite E #501, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:
Bear Hill Pump Station (Lat: 45.178250 Lon: -69.215167), Type: Building, Structure height: 6 m, Overall height: 7.6 m, Call Sign: WQTH898, Assigned Frequencies: 173.337 MHz, Grant Date: 12/02/2023, Expiration Date: 02/06/2034, Certifier: William J Littlefield, Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1
SHERIFFS OFF, 17 Court Street (Lat: 45.183389 Lon: -69.229778), Type: Tower, Structure height: 18 m, Call Sign: WQMB715, Assigned Frequencies: 933.975 MHz, Grant Date: 04/07/2020, Expiration Date: 06/21/2030, Certifier: Dave Roberts, Registrant: Whitten\'s 2-Way Service, Inc., 155 Robertson Blvd, Brewer, ME 04412, Phone: (207) 989-2435, Fax: (207) 989-2472, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers:
1
Sargent Hill (Lat: 45.216167 Lon: -69.242278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: KRS712, Assigned Frequencies: 158.700 MHz, Grant Date: 04/23/2019, Expiration Date: 04/01/2029, Certifier: Jeff Chalmers, Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 1800 M Street, N.W., Suite 800n, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851, Email:
Call Sign: KB1YPZ, Licensee ID: L01732740, Grant Date: 09/13/2022, Expiration Date: 09/13/2032, Certifier: Clinton R King, Registrant: Clinton R King, 84 Orchard Rd, Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426
Call Sign: W1BAT, Previous Call Sign: W7ABO, Licensee ID: L01106217, Grant Date: 03/17/2015, Expiration Date: 03/17/2025, Certifier: Victor R Hewett, Registrant: Victor R Hewett, 41 Dawes Road, Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426