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Laurel is a small town of 4,152 people in Sussex County, Delaware. It's about 14 miles from Salisbury, MD and 75 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,152people
$230kTypical home
$1,056/moRent
88° / 47°Summer / winter
10"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,152
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,499 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 14 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,452/mo)
- Median rent $1,056/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 15.0% 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
- 10" 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
- High violent crime (1143 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,514 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 40% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to SBY airport
- 72 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 118 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 205 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Delaware districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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