Crashpads near Dover AFB

From Camden-Wyoming, Magnolia, or south Dover it is a 10-15 minute drive up US-13 or Route 10 to Route 1/Bay Road (US-113) and the Main Gate on the base's west side; Smyrna runs 20-25 minutes down Route 1.

• Camden-Wyoming

  ~10-15 min

  The default choice for Dover families — small-town streets, Caesar Rodney schools, and mid-$200s to mid-$400s homes ten minutes from the gate.

• Magnolia and Frederica

  ~10-20 min

  Newer subdivisions south of base along Route 1 and Route 113 with more house for the money, still inside the Caesar Rodney and Lake Forest districts.

• Dover (city and north Dover)

  ~10-15 min

  Apartments, townhomes, and older colonials near the Capital School District, Delaware State University, and the downtown historic core; shortest drive but a more mixed housing stock.

• Smyrna

  ~20-25 min

  Fifteen miles north with new construction, a suburban feel, above-average Smyrna schools, and an easy shot to Wilmington and Philadelphia for dual-career couples.