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Slaughter Beach is a tiny town of 408 people in Sussex County, Delaware. It's about 20 miles from Dover, DE and 74 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $757k and rent runs about $1k a month.
408people
$757kTypical home
$1,238/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
12"Snow
243Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 408
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 288 people per sq mi
- 74 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 20 mi to Dover, DE
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $757k (≈$4,776/mo)
- Median rent $1,238/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°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
- 12" 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 (531 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,659 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 68
- 13% of households have kids
- 42% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to DOV airport
- 66 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 0 ft
- Right on the coast
- 211 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 94 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 409 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Delaware districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.