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Seaford is a big small town of 8,485 people in Sussex County, Delaware. It's about 20 miles from Salisbury, MD and 70 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,485people
$224kTypical home
$1,176/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
12"Snow
243Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,485
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,670 people per sq mi
- 70 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 20 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,414/mo)
- Median rent $1,176/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 12" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (603 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,819 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 41% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to SBY airport
- 67 mi to BWI (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 112 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 210 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Delaware districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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