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The Frederica album
1960
Mordington, Canterbury-Milford Road, Frederica vicinity (Kent County, Delaware), 1960
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About Frederica
Town in Delaware, United StatesFrederica is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover metropolitan area. The population was 1,073 in 2020. ILC Dover, the company which manufactured the spacesuits for the Apollo and Skylab astronauts of the 1960s and 1970s, along with fabricating the suit component of the Space Shuttle's Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), is located nearby.
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Housing in Frederica
The typical Frederica home is worth about $378,000, up 2.6% in a year, 7% below the Delaware typical home.
Only 4 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
Safety in Frederica
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Frederica's police department reported only 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Schools in Frederica
All Frederica schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Frederica’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 61% of Delaware’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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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