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South Bethany is a tiny town of 545 people in Sussex County, Delaware. It's about 30 miles from Salisbury, MD and 99 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 $955k and rent runs about $1k a month.
545people
$955kTypical home
$1,238/moRent
86° / 45°Summer / winter
10"Snow
243Sunny days
148Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 545
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,083 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 30 mi to Salisbury, MD
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $955k (≈$6,023/mo)
- Median rent $1,238/mo
- Median household income $117k
- Property tax about 0.2% 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
- Above-average violent crime (531 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,659 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 69
- 11% of households have kids
- 46% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to OCE airport
- 94 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3 ft
- Right on the coast
- 200 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 469 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
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Delaware districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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.