Best Places to Live in Delaware for Young Families

Top 25 places

1. #1BrooksidePopulation 14,331 · solid overall livability90% match
2. #2ElsmerePopulation 6,194 · solid overall livability83% match
3. #3BellefontePopulation 1,526 · solid overall livability83% match
4. #4DoverPopulation 38,879 · mixed overall livability73% match
5. #5NewarkPopulation 30,655 · mixed overall livability73% match
6. #6BearPopulation 23,070 · mixed overall livability73% match
7. #7Pike Creek ValleyPopulation 11,452 · mixed overall livability73% match
8. #8DagsboroPopulation 1,338 · mixed overall livability73% match
9. #9ClaymontPopulation 10,191 · solid overall livability71% match
10. #10New CastlePopulation 5,523 · solid overall livability71% match
11. #11WilmingtonPopulation 71,034 · mixed overall livability63% match
12. #12HockessinPopulation 13,878 · solid overall livability63% match
13. #13North StarPopulation 8,370 · solid overall livability63% match
14. #14GeorgetownPopulation 7,247 · mixed overall livability63% match
15. #15GlasgowPopulation 15,405 · mixed overall livability61% match
16. #16Wilmington ManorPopulation 8,260 · solid overall livability61% match
17. #17EdgemoorPopulation 6,485 · solid overall livability61% match
18. #18Highland AcresPopulation 3,892 · solid overall livability61% match
19. #19Delaware CityPopulation 1,932 · mixed overall livability61% match
20. #20CheswoldPopulation 1,639 · solid overall livability61% match
21. #21FredericaPopulation 1,001 · solid overall livability59% match
22. #22GreenwoodPopulation 1,556 · mixed overall livability56% match
23. #23Rehoboth BeachPopulation 1,357 · solid overall livability56% match
24. #24RiverviewPopulation 2,270 · solid overall livability56% match
25. #25TownsendPopulation 2,728 · solid overall livability54% match

Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.

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