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Hockessin is a big small town of 13,439 people in New Castle County, Delaware. It's about 33 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $569k and rent runs about $4k a month.
13,439people
$569kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
85° / 39°Summer / winter
18"Snow
238Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,439
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,338 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 33 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $569k (≈$3,587/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $171k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 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 46
- 34% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to ILG airport
- 24 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 358 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,245 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 140 bars within 25 mi
- 361 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Delaware districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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