Best Places19716, DE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19716, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
19716 ranks 3,863rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 19716
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.
19716's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19716 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Short commute14.1 minutes each way, better than 97% of zip codes
Where 19716 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19716
A household needs to earn about $104,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19716 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $137,481, 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 19716'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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 19716
19716 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 19716.
Who works in 19716, and how
Work in 19716 centers on arts & entertainment and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 64%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 19%
Life in 19716
The coast is about 25 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 19716, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 19716, month by month
19716 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 19716
The nearest airport, New Castle, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 30 miles away.
The best schools in and around 19716
Schools across 19716 average a C−, better than 18% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- West Park Place Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Downes (john R.) Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Mcvey (joseph M.) Elementary SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Shue-medill Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Gauger-cobbs Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Newark High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Glasgow High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19716 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19716 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 19716 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 19716
Is 19716 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19716 ranks 3,863rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, biking, and few empty homes, and lowest on a weak job market and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 19716 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $395,185. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $137,481 median income, cost of living beats 92% of zip codes.
Is 19716 safe?
19716 is safer than 46% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $314 per resident a year.
Compare 19716 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19716. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19716 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.
19716 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19716: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19716: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19716: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19716: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19716 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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