Budget

Where every Dover dollar goes

FY2026 adopted budget, compared to FY2025. Drill into any category to see what it covers.

Total budget

$148M

+4.6% vs prior year

Tax rate

$22.72

per $1,000 · 2026

Budget year

FY2026

Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026

Breakdown

FY2026 Total Budget

$148,300,000▲ 4.6% YoY

100.0%

General Fund

operations

$81,200,000▲ 3.6% YoY

54.8%

Public Safety

$23,600,000

15.9%

Public Works

$14,100,000

9.5%

Debt Service

$12,500,000

8.4%

General Government

$11,800,000

8.0%

Benefits & Other

$7,800,000

5.3%

Parks & Recreation

$5,900,000

4.0%

Planning & Community

$3,400,000

2.3%

Library

$2,100,000

1.4%

Schools (SAU 11)

schools

$48,700,000▲ 5.4% YoY

32.8%

Enterprise Funds

enterprise

$14,200,000▲ 8.4% YoY

9.6%

Water

$6,800,000

4.6%

Sewer

$6,400,000

4.3%

Parking

$1,000,000

0.7%

Capital Improvement Plan

capital

$4,200,000▲ 2.4% YoY

2.8%

Tax rate history

Combined rate per $1,000 of assessed value.

Year	City	School	County	State	Total
2026	7.84	11.42	2.31	1.15	$22.72
2025	7.62	11.18	2.24	1.14	$22.18
2024	7.48	10.89	2.19	1.12	$21.68
2023	7.31	10.62	2.14	1.11	$21.18
2022	7.12	10.40	2.09	1.08	$20.69
2021	6.98	10.18	2.05	1.06	$20.27