Laurel
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About Laurel
Town in Delaware, United StatesLaurel 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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Housing in Laurel
The typical Laurel home is worth about $314,000, up 1.2% in a year, 23% below the Delaware typical home.
Safety in Laurel
Safety Grade D-
Laurel reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 98% report less.
Schools in Laurel
All Laurel schools →School Grade C
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 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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