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Small towns in Delaware

21 small towns, communities and small cities of 1,000 to 75,000 people, plus 23 smaller suburbs, marked as suburbs.

Closest to a big city

  1. Delaware City39 miles to Philadelphia
  2. Middletown49 miles to Baltimore
  3. Townsend49 miles to Baltimore
  4. Dover59 miles to Baltimore
  5. Harrington62 miles to Baltimore

Straight-line miles to a metro area of about 1 million people or more.

Lowest home values

  1. Frederica$215,100
  2. Harrington$221,900
  3. Seaford$224,300
  4. Blades$227,900
  5. Laurel$230,300

Typical value of an owner-occupied home.

Growing fastest

  1. Milfordup 30% since 2020
  2. Millvilleup 16% since 2020
  3. Ocean Viewup 16% since 2020
  4. Selbyvilleup 16% since 2020
  5. Millsboroup 16% since 2020

Tourist towns

  1. Bethany Beach79% vacation homes
  2. Rehoboth Beach70% vacation homes
  3. Ocean View46% vacation homes
  4. Lewes32% vacation homes
  5. Millville30% vacation homes

Hospital in town

  1. BladesTidalhealth Nanticoke, INC.
  2. DoverBayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus
  3. LewesBeebe Medical Center
  4. MilfordBayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus
  5. SeafordTidalhealth Nanticoke, INC.

Every town in Delaware

Select a column heading to sort. Miles are straight-line. Home values and incomes: Census survey 2020-2024; population: 2025 estimates.

TownPeopleSince 2020Typical homeHousehold incomeMiles to a big cityMiles to an ER
Bellefonte suburb 1,313 +2.2% $289,500 $90,694 26 4
Bethany Beach 1,104 +15.6% $720,900 $117,159 98 16
Blades 1,372 +15.1% $227,900 $56,875 71 In town
Bridgeville 2,997 +15.7% $400,900 $64,879 67 6
Brookside suburb 15,115 $279,700 $78,328 39 3
Camden suburb 4,176 +12.2% $300,100 $63,267 58 4
Cheswold suburb 2,653 +36.9% $314,600 $86,875 55 6
Claymont suburb 8,786 $276,600 $74,712 22 6
Clayton suburb 4,527 +13.4% $361,300 $107,307 52 10
Delaware City 1,939 +3% $266,900 $85,395 39 9
Delmar suburb 2,366 +14.2% $232,800 $61,250 81 8
Dover 40,592 +3% $258,900 $60,199 59 In town
Edgemoor suburb 6,349 $290,400 $59,424 26 3
Elsmere suburb 6,196 -0.4% $225,800 $67,944 31 2
Felton suburb 1,386 +5.4% $285,900 59 10
Frederica 1,155 +5.8% $215,100 $80,924 65 7
Georgetown 8,291 +14.8% $281,400 $49,719 78 12
Glasgow suburb 15,546 $373,900 $113,982 43 7
Greenville suburb 3,713 $1,062,500 $142,844 30 3
Greenwood 1,153 +15.7% $252,200 $73,345 64 11
Harrington 3,974 +4.9% $221,900 $72,679 62 8
Highland Acres suburb 3,752 $306,400 $102,356 60 3
Hockessin suburb 13,439 $568,800 $171,204 33 6
Laurel 4,557 +15.2% $230,300 $48,644 75 5
Lewes 3,826 +14% $826,100 $96,393 85 In town
Middletown 25,798 +10.4% $409,600 $112,831 49 17
Milford 14,723 +30.3% $296,900 $59,464 69 In town
Millsboro 7,890 +15.7% $332,600 $78,707 85 16
Millville 2,145 +16.1% $494,500 $99,776 95 15
Milton 3,860 +15.6% $407,000 $80,875 78 9
New Castle suburb 5,726 +3.4% $285,100 $89,205 33 6
North Star suburb 7,834 $583,700 $150,733 36 5
Ocean View 3,107 +15.9% $514,200 $91,500 97 15
Pike Creek suburb 7,129 $422,500 $139,635 35 4
Pike Creek Valley suburb 12,431 $340,300 $102,434 36 3
Rehoboth Beach 1,309 +15.3% $1,486,100 $137,500 89 5
Rising Sun-Lebanon suburb 4,163 $389,900 $113,529 61 4
Riverview suburb 2,596 $319,900 $93,162 61 8
Seaford 9,165 +14.8% $224,300 $54,016 70 In town
Selbyville 3,381 +15.8% $432,900 $75,592 95 9
Smyrna suburb 13,340 +2.9% $291,400 $67,048 54 11
Townsend 2,985 +8.5% $465,100 $153,000 49 20
Wilmington Manor suburb 8,214 $240,600 $78,078 33 5
Wyoming suburb 1,865 +9.3% $290,900 $69,603 57 4

Big city: a metro area of about 1 million people or more. ER: the nearest hospital with an emergency room. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, BEA, Medicare.