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Ocean View is a small town of 2,851 people in Sussex County, Delaware. It's about 28 miles from Salisbury, MD and 97 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 $514k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,851people
$514kTypical home
$1,774/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
10"Snow
243Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,851
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,027 people per sq mi
- 97 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 28 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $514k (≈$3,243/mo)
- Median rent $1,774/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 148 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
- Low violent crime (305 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,253 per 100k)
People
- Median age 66
- 10% of households have kids
- 50% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to OCE airport
- 93 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 122 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 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
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Delaware districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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