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Dewey Beach is a tiny town of 351 people in Sussex County, Delaware. It's about 35 miles from Salisbury, MD and 91 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $961k and rent runs about $2k a month.
351people
$961kTypical home
$1,887/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
11"Snow
243Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 351
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,060 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 35 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $961k (≈$6,062/mo)
- Median rent $1,887/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- High violent crime (729 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,109 per 100k)
People
- Median age 63
- 16% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to OCE airport
- 82 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 208 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 624 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 159 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Delaware districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.