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Dagsboro is a small town of 1,376 people in Sussex County, Delaware. It's about 22 miles from Salisbury, MD and 90 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $318k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,376people
$318kTypical home
$1,151/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
10"Snow
243Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,376
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 957 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 22 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $318k (≈$2,008/mo)
- Median rent $1,151/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (418 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,126 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 18% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to OCE airport
- 88 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 120 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 520 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 113 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Delaware districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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