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Conserved land3.8%46 of 1,213 acres
Trails0.1 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves219 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Delmar

Town in Delaware, United States
1859Established
2,027Population
1.8 sq miArea
49 ftElevation

Delmar is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States, on the Maryland border along the Transpeninsular Line. Its motto is "The Little Town Too Big for One State." As of the 2020 census, Delmar had a population of 2,027. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area and a suburb of Salisbury, MD.

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ZIP code19940
Area code302
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Housing in Delmar

$340K▼ 1.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Delmar home is worth about $340,000, down 1.1% in a year, 16% below the Delaware typical home.

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Safety in Delmar

C−

Safety Grade C-

Delmar reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 85% report less. Within Delaware, it does better than 35% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000
Delmar 3.8
Delaware 3.5
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Delmar 18.8
Delaware 15.8
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B

The public schools Delmar’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 59% of Delaware’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

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