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Long Neck is a small town of 2,161 people in Sussex County, Delaware. It's about 29 miles from Salisbury, MD and 91 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,161people
$188kTypical home
$1,132/moRent
87° / 46°Summer / winter
11"Snow
243Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,161
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 783 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 29 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,183/mo)
- Median rent $1,132/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°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
- 2 nights a year 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 67
- 10% of households have kids
- 51% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to OCE airport
- 86 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 34% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- Right on the coast
- 201 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 115 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 515 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 116 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Delaware districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.