Best Places19736, DE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 19736, 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.
19736 ranks 1,636th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 19736
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.
19736's strengths and weaknesses
Where 19736 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Household income$188,001 median, better than 99% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of zip codes
Where 19736 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 17% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$1,109 a month, better than only 24% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 25% of zip codes
- School gradeC, better than only 29% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 19736
A household needs to earn about $224,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 19736 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $188,001, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 19736's effective rate of 0.75%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 19736
19736 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 19736.
Who works in 19736, and how
Work in 19736 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 56%
- Work from home 34%
- Transit, walk, or bike 11%
Life in 19736
The coast is about 34 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 19736, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 19736, month by month
19736 sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 32° | 25° |
| April | 64° | 52° | 43° |
| July | 85° | 75° | 66° |
| October | 67° | 56° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 19736
The nearest airport, New Castle, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 23 miles away.
The best schools in and around 19736
Schools across 19736 average a C, better than 29% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- William F. Cooke Jr. ElementaryB · 49% proficient
- Brandywine Springs SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dupont (h.b.) Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Dupont (alexis I.) Middle SchoolF · 11% proficient
Top high schools
- Dupont (alexis I.) High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 19736 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
19736 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 19736 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 19736
Is 19736 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 19736 ranks 1,636th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on a weak job market and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 19736 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $864,051. The overall cost of living runs about 4% above the national average. Set against a $188,001 median income, cost of living beats 100% of zip codes.
Is 19736 safe?
19736 is safer than 51% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $264 per resident a year.
Compare 19736 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 19736. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 19736 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.
19736 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 19736: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 19736: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 19736: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 19736: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
19736 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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