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Little Creek is a tiny town of 141 people in Kent County, Delaware. It's about 4 miles from Dover, DE and 61 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $1k a month.
141people
$178kTypical home
$1,106/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
13"Snow
238Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 141
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,424 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 4 mi to Dover, DE
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,123/mo)
- Median rent $1,106/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" 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 (612 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (3,895 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to DOV airport
- 50 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 221 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 153 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Delaware districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kent County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Delaware: D+15 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.