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About Blades
Town in Delaware, United StatesBlades is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 1,179. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Housing in Blades
The typical Blades home is worth about $235,000, down 3.6% in a year, 42% below the Delaware typical home.
Safety in Blades
Safety Grade C-
Blades reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 85% report less.
Work & commute in Blades
Full picture →Most working residents leave Blades for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Seaford (14%), Georgetown (6%) and Salisbury (4%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
Health in Blades
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 36% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 62% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Delaware
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 23 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Blades
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 45% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Blades
Full climate →Blades has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 13 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Blades
All Blades schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Blades’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 56% of Delaware’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within DE. Ratings are from neighbors.
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