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Newark is a small city of 30,330 people in New Castle County, Delaware. It's about 38 miles from Dover, DE and 40 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $383k and rent runs about $2k a month.
30,330people
$383kTypical home
$1,654/moRent
89° / 43°Summer / winter
18"Snow
238Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 30,330
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,201 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 38 mi to Dover, DE
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $383k (≈$2,412/mo)
- Median rent $1,654/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 112 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,682 per 100k)
People
- Median age 22
- 19% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 47% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to ILG airport
- 31 mi to PHL (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 128 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 196 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 50 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 839 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 76 bars within 25 mi
- 237 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Delaware districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 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