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Delaware›Kent County

Woodside EastDE

A town of 2,274.

Is Woodside East a good place to live?

Woodside East’s best subject grades are a B+ for schools and a B for walkability; its weakest is a C− for incomes. Only 5 of Delaware’s 54 towns score lower on incomes. Only 1 of Delaware’s 54 towns score lower on the outdoors. Woodside East has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

A growing town

Woodside East has grown 11% from 2010 to 2020

2,316 counted in 2010 and 2,570 in 2020.

2,3162010
2,5702020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

How Woodside East grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Delaware), ordered by how far Woodside East is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

2022-07-17 09 51 45 View east along Delaware State Route 10 Alternate (Walnut Shade Road) just east of U.S. Route 13 (D…
2022-07-17 09 51 45 View east along Delaware State Route 10 Alternate (Walnut Shade Road) just east of U.S. Route 13 (D…, 2022
Woodside East’s story

Woodside East in pictures

The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2022.

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Getting set up

Moving to Woodside East: who provides what

Woodside East is unincorporated, so Kent County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerDelmarva Power18.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCanterbury Crossing Pump DistrictNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesKent CountyKent County provides services here
SchoolsCaesar Rodney School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Delaware you can register online until 24 days before Election Day, in person until 24 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 24 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDepartment of Elections - Kent County OfficeKent County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2019
ZIP codes19962, 19943, 1990119962 74% · 19943 23% · 19901 3%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Woodside East.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Woodside East’s workers commute out

Most working residents leave Woodside East for work: only 0% work in town. Woodside East’s average trip to work is 34 minutes, above both the Delaware town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Woodside East grew to 76 in 2023, 45 more than in 2013.

0%work in town
Woodside EastDelaware townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work34 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$61,000$81,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town0.3%5.1%8%
Below the poverty line11%8.2%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Woodside East0%
Dover24%
Camden5%
Milford5%
Wilmington4%
13 mi
median commute distance
76
jobs based in Woodside East
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B
Walkability grade: more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthC

Residents of Woodside East are less healthy than 75% of U.S. towns

Woodside East beats the Delaware average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 45% of adults have obesity in Woodside East, above both Delaware’s towns (35%) and U.S. towns (35%). 41% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Woodside East.

25%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
Woodside EastDelaware townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)45%35%35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)41%37%36%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)13%15%16%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)32%27%25%
32 measures vs. Delaware
1 better19 too close to call12 worse
What stands outWoodside EastDE
Fewer adults who have had cancer8.2%9.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth23%12.7%
Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus
5.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B

Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Woodside East

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.

29risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
29Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesHurricanes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Woodside East

Woodside East 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.

13″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–46°
Spring44–65°
Summer65–85°
Fall48–68°
Nov 4
typical first frost
Apr 4
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HousingCost of living grade B−

A home in Woodside East sells for about $455K at the median

88% of Woodside East households own their home.

$455Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Woodside East

16pages on Woodside East
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Woodside East

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Woodside East for work

Where Woodside East’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

24% → Dover Dover 24% 5% → Camden Camden 5% 5% → Milford Milford 5% 4% → Wilmington Wilmington 4% 4% → Smyrna Smyrna 4% 3% → New Castle New Castle 3% Woodside East · 0% stay
76jobs based in Woodside East
0%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Woodside East

Census-designated place in Delaware, United States

Woodside East is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Woodside East had a population of 2,570.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
1.7 sq mi
Elevation
148 ft
Area code
302

Questions about Woodside East

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Woodside East, DE expensive?

The typical home is worth about $331,000, 18% below the Delaware typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.