RehOBOth BeACh
At A GLAnCe
Geographic Region: Coastal
Elevation: 52 feet
Population: 1,568
Avg. Temperatures:
Winter: 47/30 Spring: 64/44
Summer: 84/66 Fall: 69/51
Avg. Precipitation: 46 inches/year
Median Resident Age: 51
Median Household Income: $49,598
Median Home Value: $237,500
Hospital: Beebe Medical Center
Airports: Rehoboth Beach Airport,
Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico
Regional Airport (MD)
Lifelong Learning Opportunities
Wilmington University is a private,
non-sectarian university that offers
both undergraduate and graduate-level
degree programs throughout Delaware,
and has a centrally-located campus in
Rehoboth Beach. In addition to undergraduate and graduate level classes, it
offers enrichment and computer classes
for families, businesses and seniors and
stimulating educational options year-round for the entire community.
Nearby Sussex County Community
College features well-equipped classrooms for its 21 degree programs, eight
professional certificates, four health science certificates and dozens of continuing education classes and certificates,
all at a naturally beautiful campus.
Medical Facilities
Beebe Medical Center, located in
nearby Lewes, offers an array of inpa-
tient, outpatient, emergency and diag-
nostic services with several locations
throughout the area. Beebe’s special-
ized service lines include cardiovas-
cular, oncology, women’s health and
orthopedics and was rated in the top
five percent of U.S. hospitals for ortho-
pedic care for 2010.
Green Initiatives
The Delaware Economic Development Office and the Department of
Natural Resources and Environmental
Control have established a Green Industries Program to promote the use
of recycled materials and reduce waste
generation within Delaware’s industrial
and business community.
In addition, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and the Delaware Hotel & Lodging
Association have formed The Delaware
Green Lodging program, a joint initiative
to promote pollution prevention practices in the tourism and hospitality
industry. Green Lodging encourages
hotels, resorts and other hospitality operations to be aware of their impact on
the environment and to take steps to
reduce these impacts while at the same
time saving their facilities money.
