Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Felton’s subject grades is an A− for walkability; the weakest is a C for health. On hazard risk, just 5 of Delaware’s 54 towns do better. Only 1 of Delaware’s 32 towns score lower on civic life. Felton has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Coombe Historic District and Felton Railroad Station. Felton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Felton beats most towns.
Felton Railroad StationIn a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Delaware), ordered by how far Felton is from typical.
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Census counts: 437 in 1870, a low of 383 in 1880, 1,316 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1956 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Felton, 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 Felton.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Lake Forest School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Forest North Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–3 | Grades K–3 | 424 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within DE on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Felton for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Dover (20%), Milford (8%) and Camden (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
| Felton | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 5.1% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 8.2% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Felton beats the Delaware average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 43% of Felton adults have obesity, against 35% in Delaware’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 13% of adults binge drink in Felton.
| Felton | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 27% | 25% |
| What stands out | Felton | DE |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with obesity | 43.4% | 35.3% |
| More adults with asthma | 12.9% | 10.8% |
| More adults in frequent mental distress | 17.9% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Felton’s violent crime rate is 2.9 per 1,000 residents, where Delaware’s towns sit at 3.5 and U.S. towns at 1.6. Felton’s property crime rate is 15.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Felton | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.9 per 1,000 residents | 3.5 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 15.8 per 1,000 residents | 17.8 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Felton has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 26° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Delaware average. The median age in Felton is 45.9 years. Felton has grown 5.6% since 2020, to 1,386 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Felton | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.9 years | 40.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 34% | 29% |
Somewhere between 29% and 85% women
The Census survey reached too few of Felton’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±27.9 points. Across Delaware, 51.6% of residents are women.
| Felton | DE | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.3% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.1% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.2% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.8% | 14% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.1% | 12.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.7% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.3% | 8.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.3% | 28.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.4% | 18.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.7% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.6% | 20.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.7% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Only 1 of the 35 Delaware towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Felton.
| Felton | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 4% | 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. Felton Little League | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Only 1 of the 36 Delaware towns we compare have a lower median rent than Felton. The typical Felton home is worth about $391,000, up 2.3% in a year, close to the Delaware typical home.
| Felton | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $848 a month | $1,438 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Felton. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumAir Mobility Command Museum
40 mi LandmarkFort Delaware
34 mi Ancient siteWye House
31 mi LandmarkFort Miles
34 mi Theme parkFunland (Rehoboth Beach, Delaware)
36 mi MuseumNaval Air Station Wildwood Aviation MuseumAir Mobility Command Museum: Teamski1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Delaware: Michael Swanda, U.S. Army Corps of Enginers, Public domain · Wye House: Historic American Buildings Survey, Public domain · Fort Miles: Unknown, Public domain · Funland (Rehoboth Beach, Delaware): Tsole, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum: Smallbones, CC0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Felton
About 7 of every 100 Felton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Delaware.
Where Felton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Felton on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Delaware, United States
Felton is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover metropolitan statistical area. The population was 1,316 in 2020.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
2 notable people were born here, including James H. Hughes and C. J. Faison.
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