Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Only 2 of the 38 Delaware towns we compare have a lower average trip to work than Frankford. Capt. Ebe Chandler House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Frankford has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Frankford beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 380 in 1880, 790 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1918 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Frankford, 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 Frankford.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Frankford has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 28° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Frankford home is worth about $476,000, down 0.9% in a year, 17% above the Delaware typical home. Only 3 of the 36 Delaware towns we compare have a lower median rent than Frankford. 61% of Frankford households own their home, below both the Delaware town median (68%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
| Frankford | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,072 a month | $1,438 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Frankford for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Selbyville (9%), Georgetown (5%) and Millsboro (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
| Frankford | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 5.1% | 8% |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
8 crimes were reported in Frankford in 2025: 4 property and 4 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Frankford is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
16% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Frankford. Frankford beats the Delaware average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 19% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Frankford.
| Frankford | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 8.5% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| What stands out | Frankford | DE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 23.5% | 28.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 15.8% | 9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Frankford Community Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Frankford. Close and well known come first.
15 mi National SeashoreAssateague Island National Seashore2.3M visitors a year
39 mi Theme parkMorey's Piers14 mi Theme parkJolly Roger Amusement Park
20 mi LandmarkFort Miles
39 mi MuseumUSCGC Tamaroa
16 mi Theme parkTrimper's RidesAssateague Island National Seashore: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Morey's Piers: Smallbones, CC0 · Fort Miles: Unknown, Public domain · USCGC Tamaroa: Unknown USCG member, Public domain · Trimper's Rides: Mttbme, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Frankford; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Frankford residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Delaware.
Town in Delaware, United States
Frankford is a town in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. As of the 2020 census, Frankford had a population of 790. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Frankford has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including John J. Williams and Caleb R. Layton.
