Healthcare & Safety in Milton
Milton's safety and healthcare picture runs genuinely close to Delaware's typical small-town profile, disclosed here honestly rather than flattened into a single summary.
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Learn moreA crime rate genuinely near the national average
NeighborhoodScout-style research this pass found an overall crime rate of 9 per 1,000 residents (near the national average) and a violent crime rate of 1 per 1,000 (also about average) -- with Milton's rate running lower than approximately 76% of Delaware communities (base record).
No local acute-care hospital, but a real local health center
Milton does not have its own hospital; the nearest, Beebe Medical Center, sits in Lewes roughly 10 miles away. Milton itself hosts a real, local Beebe Health Center with primary care, imaging, labs, rehab, and walk-in care (base record).
Part of Beebe Healthcare's broader Sussex County system
Beebe Healthcare serves Sussex County broadly, with Milton's local health center providing genuine, real day-to-day access even without a full hospital in town (base record).
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Key takeaways
- Milton's crime rate runs genuinely near the national average, lower than ~76% of Delaware communities.
- Milton has no local acute-care hospital; Beebe Medical Center sits roughly 10 miles away in Lewes.
- Milton itself hosts a real, local Beebe Health Center with primary care, imaging, labs, rehab, and walk-in care.
- Confirm current, address-specific crime and healthcare-access data directly.
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