Best Places21913, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 21913, 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.
21913 ranks 14,963rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 21913
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.
21913's strengths and weaknesses
Where 21913 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 79% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 21913 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 21913
A household needs to earn about $92,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 21913 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $79,375, 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 21913's effective rate of 0.79%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 21913
21913 runs older than the country, 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 21913.
Who works in 21913, and how
Work in 21913 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 21913
The coast is about 14 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 21913, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 21913, month by month
21913 sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 44, 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 | 44° | 35° | 26° |
| April | 67° | 55° | 43° |
| July | 89° | 80° | 68° |
| October | 70° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of 21913
The nearest airport, New Castle, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 46 miles away.
The best schools in and around 21913
Schools across 21913 average a C+, better than 45% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cecilton ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bohemia Manor MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Bohemia Manor HighA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 21913 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
21913 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 21913 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 21913
Is 21913 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 21913 ranks 14,963rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, big-city access, and an educated workforce, and lowest on taxes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 21913 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $352,600. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $79,375 median income, cost of living beats 61% of zip codes.
Is 21913 safe?
Yes, 21913 is safer than 55% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $287 per resident a year.
Compare 21913 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 21913. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 21913 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.
21913 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 21913: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 21913: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 21913: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 21913: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
21913 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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