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Millville is a small town of 2,430 people in Sussex County, Delaware. It's about 27 miles from Salisbury, MD and 95 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $495k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,430people
$495kTypical home
$1,750/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
10"Snow
243Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,430
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 954 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 27 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $495k (≈$3,118/mo)
- Median rent $1,750/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" 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 65
- 11% of households have kids
- 47% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to OCE airport
- 92 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2015
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 198 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 121 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 34 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 477 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 105 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Delaware districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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