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Georgetown is a big small town of 7,660 people in Sussex County, Delaware. It's about 24 miles from Salisbury, MD and 78 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 $281k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,660people
$281kTypical home
$1,410/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
11"Snow
243Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,660
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,525 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 24 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $281k (≈$1,775/mo)
- Median rent $1,410/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 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 (673 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,072 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 41% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SBY airport
- 77 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 70 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 59 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 343 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 68 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Delaware districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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