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Edgemoor is a big small town of 6,349 people in New Castle County, Delaware. It's about 26 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $290k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,349people
$290kTypical home
$1,438/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
13"Snow
238Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,349
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,310 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 26 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $290k (≈$1,831/mo)
- Median rent $1,438/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 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 40
- 21% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to ILG airport
- 16 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 46 ft
- Right on the coast
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 82 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,309 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 351 bars within 25 mi
- 748 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 19 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 143 museums within 25 mi
- 44 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Delaware districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 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