Best Places21919, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 21919, 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.
21919 ranks 16,249th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on big-city access.
The best neighborhoods in 21919
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.
21919's strengths and weaknesses
Where 21919 ranks high
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Household income$113,793 median, better than 87% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 85% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 21919 ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 21919
A household needs to earn about $99,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 21919 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $113,793, 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 21919'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, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 21919
21919 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 21919.
Who works in 21919, and how
Work in 21919 centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 21919
The coast is about 14 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across 21919, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 21919, month by month
21919 sees roughly 64 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 21919
The nearest airport, New Castle, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around 21919
Schools across 21919 average a C+, better than 45% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cecilton ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
- Elk Neck ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
- Galena Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bohemia Manor MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
- North East MiddleD · 23% proficient
- Kent County Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Bohemia Manor HighA− · 60% proficient
- North East HighB+ · 52% proficient
- Kent County HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 21919 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
21919 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 21919 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 21919
Is 21919 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 21919 ranks 16,249th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on big-city access, quiet, and high incomes, 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 21919 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $378,517. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $113,793 median income, cost of living beats 85% of zip codes.
Is 21919 safe?
21919 is safer than 39% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $340 per resident a year.
Compare 21919 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 21919. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 21919 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.
21919 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 21919: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 21919: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 21919: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 21919: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
21919 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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