Best PlacesReeves Crossing, DE Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Reeves Crossing, 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.
Reeves Crossing ranks 25,939th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Reeves Crossing
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.
Reeves Crossing's strengths and weaknesses
Where Reeves Crossing ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 83% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 83% of towns
Where Reeves Crossing ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of towns
- Short commute34.1 minutes each way, better than only 16% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 17% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 24% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Reeves Crossing
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Reeves Crossing home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,839, 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 Reeves Crossing's effective rate of 0.35%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Reeves Crossing
Reeves Crossing runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Reeves Crossing.
Who works in Reeves Crossing, and how
Work in Reeves Crossing centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Reeves Crossing
The coast is about 23 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Reeves Crossing, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Reeves Crossing, month by month
Reeves Crossing sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 45° |
| July | 89° | 79° | 70° |
| October | 72° | 61° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Reeves Crossing
The nearest airport, Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall, about 61 miles away.
The best schools in and around Reeves Crossing
Schools across Reeves Crossing average a C+, better than 42% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lake Forest North Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Lake Forest South Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Chipman (w.t.) Middle SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Lake Forest High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Reeves Crossing school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Reeves Crossing 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 Reeves Crossing against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Reeves Crossing
Is Reeves Crossing a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Reeves Crossing ranks 25,939th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, big-city access, and low property taxes, and lowest on the weather and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Reeves Crossing expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $254,883. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $70,839 median income, cost of living beats 41% of towns.
Is Reeves Crossing safe?
Reeves Crossing is safer than 46% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $284 per resident a year.
Compare Reeves Crossing with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Reeves Crossing. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Reeves Crossing 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.
Reeves Crossing detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Reeves Crossing: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Reeves Crossing: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Reeves Crossing: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Reeves Crossing: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Reeves Crossing 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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