Living in Ardentown, DE
Ardentown is a tiny town of 233 people in New Castle County, Delaware. It's about 23 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $400k and rent runs about $1k a month.
233people
$400kTypical home
$1,431/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
14"Snow
238Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 233
- Part of a metro area
- About 996 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 23 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $400k (≈$2,522/mo)
- Median rent $1,431/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (288 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,017 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to ILG airport
- 13 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 210 ft
- Right on the coast
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 100 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,722 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 460 bars within 25 mi
- 881 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 171 museums within 25 mi
- 64 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Delaware districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- New Castle County: D+33 in 2024
- Delaware: D+15 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk