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Elsmere is a big small town of 6,203 people in New Castle County, Delaware. It's about 31 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,203people
$226kTypical home
$1,339/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
16"Snow
238Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,203
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,285 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 31 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,424/mo)
- Median rent $1,339/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (179 per 100k)
- Low property crime (975 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to ILG airport
- 21 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 89 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,304 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 182 bars within 25 mi
- 386 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Delaware districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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