Best Places19703, DE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19703, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
19703 ranks 9,535th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 19703
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
19703's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19703 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 92% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of zip codes
Where 19703 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 20% of zip codes
- School gradeC−, better than only 22% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,109 a month, better than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19703
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19703 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,408, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 19703's effective rate of 0.64%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 19703
19703's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 19703.
Who works in 19703, and how
Work in 19703 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 19703
19703 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 80% of zip codes. The coast is about 33 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 19703 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 19703, month by month
19703 sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 45, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 69° |
| October | 72° | 59° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 19703
The nearest airport, New Castle, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 13 miles away.
The best schools in and around 19703
Schools across 19703 average a C−, better than 22% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Claymont Elementary SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Oldmans Township SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Marcus Hook El SchC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dupont (pierre S.) Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Chichester MsD+ · 24% proficient
- Talley Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Concord High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Mount Pleasant High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Brandywine High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19703 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19703 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 19703 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 19703
Is 19703 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19703 ranks 9,535th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on state infrastructure, cell coverage, and big-city access, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 19703 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $289,463. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $89,408 median income, cost of living beats 69% of zip codes.
Is 19703 safe?
19703 is safer than 31% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $372 per resident a year.
Compare 19703 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19703. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19703 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
19703 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19703: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19703: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19703: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19703: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19703 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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