Best PlacesBaynard Village, Wilmington, DE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Baynard Village, Wilmington, 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.
Baynard Village, Wilmington ranks 3,833rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Baynard Village, Wilmington
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.
Baynard Village, Wilmington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Baynard Village, Wilmington ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
Where Baynard Village, Wilmington ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Baynard Village, Wilmington
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Baynard Village, Wilmington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $58,450; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Baynard Village, Wilmington's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 Baynard Village, Wilmington
Baynard Village, Wilmington 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 Baynard Village, Wilmington.
Who works in Baynard Village, Wilmington, and how
Work in Baynard Village, Wilmington centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in Baynard Village, Wilmington
Baynard Village, Wilmington has more parkland per resident than 95% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 28 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Baynard Village, Wilmington and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Baynard Village, Wilmington, month by month
Baynard Village, Wilmington 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 Baynard Village, Wilmington
The nearest airport, New Castle, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 18 miles away.
The best schools in and around Baynard Village, Wilmington
Schools across Baynard Village, Wilmington average a D, better than 10% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Warner Elementary SchoolF · 3% proficient
Top middle schools
- Skyline Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Dickinson (john) SchoolC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Baynard Village, Wilmington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Baynard Village, Wilmington 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 Baynard Village, Wilmington against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Baynard Village, Wilmington
Is Baynard Village, Wilmington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Baynard Village, Wilmington ranks 3,833rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, state infrastructure, and walkability, and lowest on the weather and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Baynard Village, Wilmington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $249,865. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $58,450 median income, cost of living beats 34% of neighborhoods.
Is Baynard Village, Wilmington safe?
Baynard Village, Wilmington is safer than 36% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $504 per resident a year.
Compare Baynard Village, Wilmington with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Baynard Village, Wilmington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Baynard Village, Wilmington 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.
Baynard Village, Wilmington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Baynard Village, Wilmington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Baynard Village, Wilmington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Baynard Village, Wilmington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Baynard Village, Wilmington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Baynard Village, Wilmington 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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