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About Ocean View
Town in Delaware, United StatesOcean View is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ocean View had a population of 2,636. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area and lies in Baltimore Hundred. Ocean View is fast becoming a bedroom community for the neighboring summer resort of Bethany Beach.
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Housing in Ocean View
The typical Ocean View home is worth about $539,000, about the same as a year ago, 33% above the Delaware typical home.
Safety in Ocean View
Safety Grade A-
Ocean View reports less crime per resident than 79% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Ocean View
Full picture →Most working residents leave Ocean View for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Bethany Beach (5%), Millville (4%) and Dover (4%). Half commute less than 14 miles.
Health in Ocean View
Health Grade B+
Healthier than 65% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Delaware
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 9 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Ocean View
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 37% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Ocean View
Full climate →Ocean View has mild winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Ocean View
All Ocean View schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Ocean View’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 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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