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Bethel is a tiny town of 375 people in Sussex County, Delaware. It's about 14 miles from Salisbury, MD and 73 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $1k a month.
375people
$295kTypical home
$1,238/moRent
89° / 48°Summer / winter
10"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 375
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 852 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 14 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $295k (≈$1,858/mo)
- Median rent $1,238/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (531 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,659 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to SBY airport
- 70 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1950
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 182 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 118 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 149 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Delaware districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sussex County: R+11 in 2024
- Delaware: D+15 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.