Best Places19713, DE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19713, 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.
19713 ranks 13,789th 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 19713
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.
19713's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19713 ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 91% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 90% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 89% of zip codes
Where 19713 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of zip codes
- School gradeD+, better than only 15% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 21% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,109 a month, better than only 24% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19713
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19713 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,969, 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 19713's effective rate of 0.84%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 19713
19713's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 19713.
Who works in 19713, and how
Work in 19713 centers on retail trade and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 19713
19713 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 77% of zip codes. The coast is about 23 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 19713 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 19713, month by month
19713 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 19713
The nearest airport, New Castle, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 29 miles away.
The best schools in and around 19713
Schools across 19713 average a D+, better than 15% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- West Park Place Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Mcvey (joseph M.) Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Gallaher (robert S.) Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Shue-medill Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Read (george) Middle SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Kirk (george V.) Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Christiana High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Penn (william) High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Newark High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19713 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19713 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 19713 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 19713 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 16% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 19713
Is 19713 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19713 ranks 13,789th 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 19713 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $302,265. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $81,969 median income, cost of living beats 56% of zip codes.
Is 19713 safe?
19713 is safer than 26% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $392 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 19713?
July highs average about 90 degrees, and January highs near 45 with lows near 26. That works out to about 60 pleasant days a year, more than 8% of zip codes.
Is 19713 good for families?
Schools beat 15% of zip codes, crime safety beats 26%, and childcare runs $1,109 a month.
Compare 19713 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19713. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19713 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.
19713 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19713: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19713: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19713: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19713: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19713 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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