Best PlacesHedgeville, Wilmington, DE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hedgeville, 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.
Hedgeville, Wilmington ranks 4,744th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hedgeville, 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.
Hedgeville, Wilmington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hedgeville, Wilmington ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 74% of neighborhoods
Where Hedgeville, Wilmington ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 7% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Short commute32.1 minutes each way, better than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Hedgeville, Wilmington
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hedgeville, Wilmington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,605, 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 Hedgeville, Wilmington's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 Hedgeville, Wilmington
Hedgeville, Wilmington runs younger than the country, 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 Hedgeville, Wilmington.
Who works in Hedgeville, Wilmington, and how
Work in Hedgeville, Wilmington centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in Hedgeville, Wilmington
Hedgeville, Wilmington has more parkland per resident than 87% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 26 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Hedgeville, Wilmington and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hedgeville, Wilmington, month by month
Hedgeville, 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 Hedgeville, Wilmington
The nearest airport, New Castle, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Philadelphia International, about 20 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hedgeville, Wilmington
Schools across Hedgeville, Wilmington average a D−, better than 5% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Richardson Park Elementary SchoolF · 7% proficient
- The Bayard SchoolF · 5% proficient
- Lewis (william C.) Dual Language Elementary SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stanton Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Dickinson (john) SchoolC · 30% proficient
- Newark High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
- Glasgow High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hedgeville, Wilmington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hedgeville, 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 Hedgeville, Wilmington against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Hedgeville, Wilmington
Is Hedgeville, Wilmington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hedgeville, Wilmington ranks 4,744th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state infrastructure, a strong job market, and cell coverage, and lowest on the schools and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hedgeville, Wilmington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $215,315. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $57,605 median income, cost of living beats 25% of neighborhoods.
Is Hedgeville, Wilmington safe?
Hedgeville, Wilmington is safer than 19% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $623 per resident a year.
Compare Hedgeville, Wilmington with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hedgeville, Wilmington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hedgeville, 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.
Hedgeville, Wilmington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hedgeville, Wilmington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hedgeville, Wilmington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hedgeville, Wilmington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hedgeville, Wilmington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hedgeville, 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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