Best PlacesGeorgetown, DE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Georgetown, 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.
Georgetown ranks 24,554th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Georgetown
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.
Georgetown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Georgetown ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- TransitBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 91% of towns
- BikingBetter than 91% of towns
Where Georgetown ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 10% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 20% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 21% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Georgetown
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Georgetown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $73,985; 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 Georgetown's effective rate of 0.32%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Georgetown
Georgetown's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Georgetown.
Who works in Georgetown, and how
Work in Georgetown centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Georgetown
Georgetown has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of towns. The coast is about 24 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Georgetown and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Georgetown, month by month
Georgetown sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 38° | 28° |
| April | 70° | 57° | 45° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Georgetown
The nearest airport, Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 78 miles away.
The best schools in and around Georgetown
Schools across Georgetown average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Milton Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- H. O. Brittingham Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Seaford Central Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mariner Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Millsboro Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Milford Central AcademyD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Sussex Central High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Cape Henlopen High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Milford Senior High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Georgetown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Georgetown 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 Georgetown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Georgetown
Is Georgetown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Georgetown ranks 24,554th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, transit, and low property taxes, and lowest on education levels and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Georgetown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $314,310. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $73,985 median income, cost of living beats 42% of towns.
Is Georgetown safe?
Georgetown is safer than 34% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $358 per resident a year.
Compare Georgetown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Georgetown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Georgetown 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.
Georgetown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Georgetown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Georgetown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Georgetown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Georgetown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Georgetown 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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