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Delmar is a small town of 4,261 people in Wicomico County, Maryland. It's about 5 miles from Salisbury, MD and 82 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,261people
$227kTypical home
$1,607/moRent
88° / 47°Summer / winter
9"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,261
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,526 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 5 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,428/mo)
- Median rent $1,607/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (169 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (817 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 31% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to SBY airport
- 78 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 126 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 180 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Maryland districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wicomico County: R+6 in 2024
- Maryland: D+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk