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North Star is a big small town of 7,834 people in New Castle County, Delaware. It's about 36 miles from Lancaster, PA and 36 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $584k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,834people
$584kTypical home
$1,448/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
19"Snow
238Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,834
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,152 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 36 mi to Lancaster, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $584k (≈$3,681/mo)
- Median rent $1,448/mo
- Median household income $151k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" 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 52
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to ILG airport
- 27 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 345 ft
- 10 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,020 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 86 bars within 25 mi
- 279 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Delaware districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.