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Blades is a small town of 1,071 people in Sussex County, Delaware. It's about 18 miles from Salisbury, MD and 71 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,071people
$228kTypical home
$1,012/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
11"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,071
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,937 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 18 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,437/mo)
- Median rent $1,012/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 11" 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 (641 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,378 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to SBY airport
- 68 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 210 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Delaware districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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