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Townsend is a small town of 2,832 people in New Castle County, Delaware. It's about 19 miles from Dover, DE and 49 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $465k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,832people
$465kTypical home
$1,193/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
17"Snow
238Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,832
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,672 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 19 mi to Dover, DE
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $465k (≈$2,933/mo)
- Median rent $1,193/mo
- Median household income $153k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (568 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 46% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to ILG airport
- 40 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 59 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 215 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 525 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 124 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Delaware districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- New Castle County: D+33 in 2024
- Delaware: D+15 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk