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Rehoboth Beach’s best subject grades are an A+ for walkability, an A for health, and an A− for schools; its weakest is a D− for safety. 44% of residents are 65 or older in Rehoboth Beach, above both Delaware’s towns (19%) and U.S. towns (18%). No town in Delaware scores higher than Rehoboth Beach on walkability. Rehoboth Beach’s trail density is 2.6 miles per square mile, where Delaware’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. No town in Delaware scores higher than Rehoboth Beach on the outdoors. Rehoboth Beach has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Dodd Homestead and All Saints' Episcopal Church. Rehoboth Beach has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Rehoboth Beach beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Coastal flooding makes up 29% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Delaware), ordered by how far Rehoboth Beach is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1793.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rehoboth Beach, 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 Rehoboth Beach.
The typical Rehoboth Beach home is worth about $804,000, up 3.5% in a year, 99% above the Delaware typical home. 81% of households own their home in Rehoboth Beach.
| Rehoboth Beach | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,307 a month | $1,438 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Cape Henlopen School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rehoboth Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 557 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within DE on state tests and graduation
Rehoboth Beach’s property crime rate is 80.3 per 1,000 residents. Rehoboth Beach reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 99% report less. Rehoboth Beach’s violent crime rate is 3.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Rehoboth Beach | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 80.3 per 1,000 residents | 17.8 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.9 per 1,000 residents | 3.5 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
About one in 5 of Rehoboth Beach’s working residents works in town. The median household income in Rehoboth Beach is $138,000. Since 2013, Rehoboth Beach has added 199 jobs, to 2,535 in 2023.
| Rehoboth Beach | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $138,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 22% | 5.1% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
9.6% of Rehoboth Beach adults report frequent mental distress. No town among the 38 in Delaware we compare has a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Rehoboth Beach. 13% of Rehoboth Beach adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Rehoboth Beach | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 37% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 33% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 87% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | Rehoboth Beach | DE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.6% | 12.7% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 3.6% | 11.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 15.4% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Rehoboth Beach has mild winters and warm summers. No town among the 38 in Delaware we compare has a lower July high than Rehoboth Beach.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Central Park | 0.3 mi | 7 |
| 2. Cape Henlopen State Park | — | 14 |
| 3. Grove Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 75 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Rehoboth Beach.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rehoboth Beach. Close and well known come first.
4 mi LandmarkFort Miles
24 mi Theme parkMorey's Piers
in town Theme parkFunland (Rehoboth Beach, Delaware)
27 mi National SeashoreAssateague Island National Seashore2.3M visitors a year
34 mi MuseumUSCGC Tamaroa25 mi Theme parkJolly Roger Amusement ParkFort Miles: Unknown, Public domain · Morey's Piers: Smallbones, CC0 · Funland (Rehoboth Beach, Delaware): Tsole, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Assateague Island National Seashore: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 · USCGC Tamaroa: Unknown USCG member, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Rehoboth Beach; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Rehoboth Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Delaware.
1,327 counted in 2010 and 1,108 in 2020; an estimated 1,309 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
City in Delaware, United States
Rehoboth Beach ( rə-HOH-bəth) is a city on the Atlantic Ocean along the Delaware Beaches in eastern Sussex County, Delaware, United States. As of 2024, its population was 1,370. Along with the neighboring coastal town of Lewes, Rehoboth Beach is one of the principal cities of Delaware's rapidly growing Cape Region. Rehoboth Beach lies within the Salisbury metropolitan area. As a popular vacation destination, especially for the communities of Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Philadelphia, Rehoboth has many summer homes, including one owned by the 46th U.S. President Joe Biden. During the summer season, Rehoboth's population expands to over 25,000 within the city limits, and thousands more in…
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One town shares a border with Rehoboth Beach.
| Town | DE rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehoboth Beach | — | — | C | D− | A− | A |
| Henlopen Acres | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rehoboth Beach has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Henlopen Acres isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Rehoboth Beach with a neighbor →
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That is 9.9 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 C.
2 notable people were born here, including Zack Gelof and Jake Gelof.
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