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Claymont is a big small town of 8,786 people in New Castle County, Delaware. It's about 22 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,786people
$277kTypical home
$1,306/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
14"Snow
238Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,786
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,085 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 22 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $277k (≈$1,744/mo)
- Median rent $1,306/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 104 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 42
- 20% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ILG airport
- 13 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 102 ft
- Right on the coast
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 104 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,811 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 485 bars within 25 mi
- 909 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 174 museums within 25 mi
- 65 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Delaware districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 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