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Greenville is a small town of 3,713 people in New Castle County, Delaware. It's about 30 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,713people
$1.1MTypical home
$1,620/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
14"Snow
238Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,713
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,328 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 30 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,700/mo)
- Median rent $1,620/mo
- Median household income $143k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" 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 48
- 22% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 75% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to ILG airport
- 20 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 282 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 76 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,447 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 195 bars within 25 mi
- 453 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 71 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Delaware districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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