Best PlacesBrowntown, Wilmington, DE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Browntown, 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.
Browntown, Wilmington ranks 4,219th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Browntown, 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.
Browntown, Wilmington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Browntown, Wilmington ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 75% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
Where Browntown, Wilmington ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD−, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Browntown, Wilmington
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Browntown, Wilmington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,499, 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 Browntown, Wilmington's effective rate of 0.97%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Browntown, Wilmington
Browntown, Wilmington runs younger 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 Browntown, Wilmington.
Who works in Browntown, Wilmington, and how
Work in Browntown, Wilmington centers on health care & social and finance & insurance. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Browntown, Wilmington
Browntown, Wilmington has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 27 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Browntown, Wilmington and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Browntown, Wilmington, month by month
Browntown, 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 Browntown, Wilmington
The nearest airport, New Castle, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 20 miles away.
The best schools in and around Browntown, Wilmington
Schools across Browntown, Wilmington average a D−, better than 5% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Castle Hills Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Richardson Park Elementary SchoolF · 7% proficient
- The Bayard SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mccullough (calvin R. ) Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
- Stanton Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Penn (william) High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Dickinson (john) SchoolC · 30% proficient
- Newark High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Browntown, Wilmington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Browntown, 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 Browntown, Wilmington against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Browntown, Wilmington
Is Browntown, Wilmington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Browntown, Wilmington ranks 4,219th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on cell coverage, state infrastructure, and a strong job market, and lowest on noise and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Browntown, Wilmington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,048. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $76,499 median income, cost of living beats 62% of neighborhoods.
Is Browntown, Wilmington safe?
Browntown, Wilmington is safer than 17% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $669 per resident a year.
Compare Browntown, Wilmington with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Browntown, Wilmington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Browntown, 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.
Browntown, Wilmington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Browntown, Wilmington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Browntown, Wilmington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Browntown, Wilmington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Browntown, Wilmington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Browntown, 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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