Best PlacesEberton, DE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eberton, 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.
Eberton ranks 10,685th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Eberton
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.
Eberton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Eberton ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
Where Eberton ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 5% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 63 pleasant days a year, better than only 13% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Eberton
A household needs to earn about $100,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eberton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $93,444; 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 Eberton's effective rate of 0.32%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Eberton
Eberton runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Eberton.
Who works in Eberton, and how
Work in Eberton centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Eberton
The coast is about 18 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Eberton, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Eberton, month by month
Eberton sees roughly 63 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 72° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Eberton
The nearest airport, New Castle, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around Eberton
Schools across Eberton average a D, better than 8% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Towne Point Elementary SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- William Henry Middle SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Dover High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eberton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eberton 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 Eberton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Eberton
Is Eberton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eberton ranks 10,685th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, cell coverage, and few empty homes, and lowest on tree cover and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eberton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $411,400. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $93,444 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Eberton safe?
Yes, Eberton is safer than 56% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $265 per resident a year.
Compare Eberton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eberton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eberton 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.
Eberton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eberton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eberton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eberton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eberton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eberton 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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