Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Delmar’s subject grades are a B for schools and cost of living; the weakest is a C− for safety. Only 2 of the 36 Delaware towns we compare have a lower median rent than Delmar. Its National Register listings include Highball Signal and Moore Potato House. Delmar's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 80% of U.S. towns. Delmar has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Delmar beats most towns.
1,597 counted in 2010 and 2,027 in 2020; an estimated 2,366 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Delaware), ordered by how far Delmar is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 130 in 1880, 2,027 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1905 and 6 maps from 1901 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Delmar, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Delmar.
Delmar’s violent crime rate is 3.8 per 1,000 residents, against 3.5 in Delaware’s towns and 1.6 across U.S. towns. Delmar’s property crime rate is 18.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Delmar | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.8 per 1,000 residents | 3.5 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 18.8 per 1,000 residents | 17.8 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Delmar School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Delmar High School, with 713 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delmar Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 732 | B− |
| Delmar High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 713 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within DE on state tests and graduation
Delmar has chilly winters and warm summers. Among 38 Delaware towns, just 3 have a higher July high than Delmar.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Delmar for work: only 5% work in town. Delmar’s average trip to work is 29 minutes, where Delaware’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs based in Delmar grew to 850 in 2023, 181 more than in 2013.
| Delmar | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Delmar home is worth about $339,000, down 1.1% in a year, 16% below the Delaware typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Only 1 of the 35 Delaware towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Delmar.
| Delmar | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.8% | 15% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Delmar Park | — | 12 |
| 2. State Street Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Delmar beats the Delaware average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 16% of Delmar adults smoke cigarettes.
| Delmar | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Delmar | DE |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.2% | 12.7% |
| More smokers | 15.6% | 12.6% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 58.3% | 63.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Delmar
About 5 of every 100 Delmar residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Delaware.
3 notable people were born in Delmar.
Town in Delaware, United States
Delmar is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States, on the Maryland border along the Transpeninsular Line. Its motto is "The Little Town Too Big for One State." As of the 2020 census, Delmar had a population of 2,027. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area and a suburb of Salisbury, MD.
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One town shares a border with Delmar.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
That is 4.2 years of the area's median household income ($81,497 across the Seaford, DE area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
3 notable people were born here, including William Alland and Lauren Witzke.
