Best PlacesRedden, DE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Redden, 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.
Redden ranks 23,663rd 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 Redden
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.
Redden's strengths and weaknesses
Where Redden ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 89% of towns
Where Redden ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 9% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Redden
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Redden home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,040, 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 Redden's effective rate of 0.31%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Redden
Redden 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 Redden.
Who works in Redden, and how
Work in Redden 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 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Redden
The coast is about 28 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Redden, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Redden, month by month
Redden 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 Redden
The nearest airport, Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 73 miles away.
The best schools in and around Redden
Schools across Redden average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Milton Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- H. O. Brittingham Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Phillis Wheatley Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mariner Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Milford Central AcademyD+ · 24% proficient
- Georgetown Middle SchoolD · 21% 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 Redden school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Redden 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 Redden against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Redden
Is Redden a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Redden ranks 23,663rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, a strong job market, and low property taxes, and lowest on education levels and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Redden expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $248,317. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $77,040 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is Redden safe?
Redden is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $347 per resident a year.
Compare Redden with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Redden. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Redden 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.
Redden detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Redden: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Redden: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Redden: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Redden: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Redden 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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