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Woodside East is a small town of 2,274 people in Kent County, Delaware. It's about 6 miles from Dover, DE and 60 miles from Baltimore, MD, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $331k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,274people
$331kTypical home
$1,354/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
13"Snow
238Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,274
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,327 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Baltimore, MD
- 6 mi to Dover, DE
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $331k (≈$2,085/mo)
- Median rent $1,354/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" 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 (612 per 100k), county-wide
- High property crime (3,895 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to DOV airport
- 58 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 56 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 213 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 155 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Delaware districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kent County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Delaware: D+15 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.