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New Castle is a big small town of 5,579 people in New Castle County, Delaware. It's about 33 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,579people
$285kTypical home
$1,739/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
20"Snow
238Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,579
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,604 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 33 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,798/mo)
- Median rent $1,739/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" 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
- About average violent crime (332 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,976 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to ILG airport
- 22 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 200 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,010 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 130 bars within 25 mi
- 298 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Delaware districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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