Best PlacesRed Point, MD Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Red Point, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Red Point ranks 4,072nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Red Point
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.
Red Point's strengths and weaknesses
Where Red Point ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$154,620 median, better than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 95% of towns
Where Red Point ranks low
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 5% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Red Point
A household needs to earn about $108,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Red Point home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $154,620, 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 Red Point's effective rate of 0.91%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Red Point
Red Point 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 Red Point.
Who works in Red Point, and how
Work in Red Point centers on education and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Red Point
The coast is about 0 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Red Point, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Red Point, month by month
Red Point sees roughly 65 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 Red Point
The nearest airport, New Castle, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 42 miles away.
The best schools in and around Red Point
Schools across Red Point average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elk Neck ElementaryD+ · 23% proficient
- North East ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- North East MiddleD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- North East HighB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Red Point school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Red Point 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 Red Point against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Red Point
Is Red Point a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Red Point ranks 4,072nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, what local pay buys, and high incomes, and lowest on taxes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Red Point expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $408,000. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $154,620 median income, cost of living beats 99% of towns.
Is Red Point safe?
Yes, Red Point is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $256 per resident a year.
Compare Red Point with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Red Point. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Red Point 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.
Red Point detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Red Point: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Red Point: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Red Point: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Red Point: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Red Point 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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