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Delaware City is a small town of 1,950 people in New Castle County, Delaware. It's about 29 miles from Dover, DE and 39 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $267k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,950people
$267kTypical home
$1,511/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
18"Snow
238Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,950
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,048 people per sq mi
- 39 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 29 mi to Dover, DE
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $267k (≈$1,683/mo)
- Median rent $1,511/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" 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
- About average violent crime (349 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (820 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to ILG airport
- 28 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 206 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 723 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 204 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Delaware districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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