A town of 4,152. A typical home worth about $314K.
The 3 things Laurel does most differently from other towns.
Where Laurel’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
I was thinking about how our average commute to work is a bit longer than the rest of the state and country, at 34 minutes, and it got…
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Ordered by what stands out in Laurel. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Laurel home is worth about $314,000, up 1.2% in a year, 23% below the Delaware typical home.
Laurel reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 98% report less.
Laurel beats the Delaware average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18.
| What stands out | Laurel | DE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.1% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 25.6% | 28.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 25.6% | 13.9% |
Most working residents leave Laurel for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Seaford (8%), Georgetown (7%) and Salisbury (7%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
The public schools Laurel’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 73% of Delaware’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Elementary School | 1–6 | 1,145 | C− |
| North Laurel Early Learning Academy | PK–K | 273 | Not graded |
| Laurel Middle School | 7–8 | 373 | C+ |
| Laurel Senior High School | 9–12 | 753 | C− |
Laurel has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 8 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
0.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tidewater Park | 0.3 mi | 3 |
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 42% of U.S. communities.
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 7 places on the National Register.
7 places in Laurel on the National Register of Historic Places.
13 notable people were born in Laurel.
Town in Delaware, United States
Laurel is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. The population was 3,865 at the time of the 2020 census. Laurel is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. It once hosted the Laurel Blue Hens of the Eastern Shore Baseball League.
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