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Bear is a small city of 22,370 people in New Castle County, Delaware. It's about 33 miles from Dover, DE and 40 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $305k and rent runs about $2k a month.
22,370people
$305kTypical home
$1,771/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
19"Snow
238Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,370
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,868 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 33 mi to Dover, DE
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $305k (≈$1,922/mo)
- Median rent $1,771/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (83 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (288 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,017 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to ILG airport
- 29 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 79 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 201 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 707 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 66 bars within 25 mi
- 191 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Delaware districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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