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Henlopen Acres is a tiny town of 176 people in Sussex County, Delaware. It's about 36 miles from Salisbury, MD and 89 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 $2.0M and rent runs about $1k a month.
176people
$2.0MTypical home
$1,238/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
11"Snow
243Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 176
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 690 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 36 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $1,238/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 6.0% 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
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (531 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,659 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 70
- 18% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to OCE airport
- 80 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 52 ft
- Right on the coast
- 209 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 467 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 119 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Delaware districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.