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Pike Creek Valley is a big small town of 12,431 people in New Castle County, Delaware. It's about 36 miles from Philadelphia, PA. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $340k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,431people
$340kTypical home
$1,751/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
19"Snow
238Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,431
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,330 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 36 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $340k (≈$2,146/mo)
- Median rent $1,751/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (288 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,017 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to ILG airport
- 26 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 213 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 61 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,008 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 89 bars within 25 mi
- 276 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Delaware districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 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