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Frankford is a small town of 1,215 people in Sussex County, Delaware. It's about 22 miles from Salisbury, MD and 92 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 $315k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,215people
$315kTypical home
$1,072/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
10"Snow
243Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,215
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,047 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 22 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $315k (≈$1,986/mo)
- Median rent $1,072/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 146 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
- Above-average violent crime (499 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,950 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to OCE airport
- 89 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 121 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 523 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 113 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 37 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Delaware districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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