A town of 7,660, settled in 1791. Home to 18 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Georgetown does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Georgetown. Another town gets a different order.
Georgetown reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 97% report less.
The typical Georgetown home is worth about $374,000, about the same as a year ago, 8% below the Delaware typical home.
Georgetown beats the Delaware average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 21.
| What stands out | Georgetown | DE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.6% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 25.8% | 28.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 26.7% | 9% |
Most working residents leave Georgetown for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Milford (4%), Dover (4%) and Seaford (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 8% of U.S. communities.
The public schools Georgetown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of Delaware’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Elementary School | K–5 | 825 | C− |
| North Georgetown Elementary School | K–5 | 754 | C− |
| Georgetown Middle School | 6–8 | 861 | B− |
| Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence | 6–8 | 208 | Not graded |
| Delmarva Christian High School Private | 9–12 | 198 | |
| Sussex Academy | K–12 | 1,182 | A+ |
3.5 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Georgetown Little League | — | 20 |
| 2. Layton Park | — | 11 |
| 3. Circle Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Georgetown has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 13 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
6,422 people in 2010; 7,660 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
18 places in Georgetown on the National Register of Historic Places.
11 notable people were born in Georgetown.
Town and county seat in Delaware, US
Georgetown is a town in and the county seat of Sussex County, Delaware, United States. As of the 2020 census, Georgetown had a population of 7,134. Georgetown is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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