Best PlacesGolts, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Golts, 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.
Golts ranks 33,788th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Golts
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.
Golts' strengths and weaknesses
Where Golts ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 80% of towns
- Household income$93,173 median, better than 80% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 79% of towns
Where Golts ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Golts
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Golts home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $93,173; 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 Golts' effective rate of 0.79%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Golts
Golts 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 Golts.
Who works in Golts, and how
Work in Golts centers on admin & support services and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Golts
The coast is about 32 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Golts, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Golts, month by month
Golts 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 Golts
The nearest airport, New Castle, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around Golts
Schools across Golts average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Galena Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Kent County Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Kent County HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Golts school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Golts 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 Golts against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Golts
Is Golts a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Golts ranks 33,788th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, big-city access, and civic engagement, and lowest on taxes and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Golts expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $365,000. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $93,173 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is Golts safe?
Golts is safer than 43% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $305 per resident a year.
Compare Golts with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Golts. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Golts 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.
Golts detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Golts: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Golts: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Golts: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Golts: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Golts 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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