Delmar, DE: Local News, Events & Neighbors

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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Town numbers

ZIP code19940

Area code302

Living in Delmar

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

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeCrime & safety →

Health in Delmar

Compared with Delaware

3worse than DE

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 29 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▼ 11 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 1▼ 6 close Mind all close Everyday needs all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

17.2%More older adults who have lost all their teethDE 12.7% · worse 15.6%More smokersDE 12.6% · worse 58.3%Fewer adults seeing a dentistDE 63.1% · worse

Care nearby

Tidalhealth Peninsula RegionalSalisbury · 8.1 mi · ER

Chc - WinterplaceSalisbury · 6.9 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Delmar · CMS · HRSAHealth in Delmar →

Schools in Delmar

All Delmar schools →

B

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.

DistrictDelmar School DistrictSchools3

Delmar Middle School B-Middle · Grades 5–8 · 732 students Delmar High School B-High · Grades 9–12 · 713 students Delmar Middle Level ILCUngraded

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.