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A town of 8,786, settled in 1853.
Claymont is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A overall, ranked 3rd of 37 in Delaware, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: it is healthier than 73% of U.S. towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $75K. A typical home there costs about $325K, 3.6 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. Claymont is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns. Claymont has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Darley House and Robinson House. 15% of residents are under 18 in Claymont, where Delaware’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 22%.
Where Claymont beats most towns.
Census counts: 9,220 in 2000, 9,895 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1922 and 6 maps from 1894 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Delaware), ordered by how far Claymont is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Claymont. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw19 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw19 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw25 mi MuseumLynnewood HallUSS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern State Penitentiary: Davidt8, Public domain · Lynnewood Hall: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0
Claymont is unincorporated, so New Castle County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Claymont.
Claymont pairs an A overall with homes cheaper than the Delaware norm, sends many workers across the state line to Philadelphia and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Delaware.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 86% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Claymont once, in 2003.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The Brandywine School District runs its public schools. Claymont’s only public school teaches 937 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claymont Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 937 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within DE on state tests and graduation
23% of working residents cross a state line to work, Philadelphia among the top destinations.
The top destinations are Wilmington (12%), Philadelphia (5%) and New Castle (3%). Employers in Claymont added 129 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 2,099. Half commute less than 10 miles.
| Claymont | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 16% | 15% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 5.2% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For adults in Claymont, the share who report frequent physical distress is 12%. Against the Delaware average, Claymont comes out ahead on 9 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. Two figures for adults locally: 33% have high blood pressure, 78% had a checkup this year.
| Claymont | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 78% | 81% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Claymont | DE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.1% | 6.9% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.5% | 7.1% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 72.9% | 78.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 25.1°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 76% of Delaware places with climate records; July afternoons average 86.8°.
About 12 inches of snow falls in a winter. Its January low stands at 25°F.
| Claymont | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 87°F | 87°F | 85°F |
| January low | 25°F | 25°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Claymont grades A overall with a typical home of about $325K, below the Delaware typical value; only 1 of the 4 Delaware towns graded A− or better can say that.
On the market in Claymont: a median 8 days to sell. The typical home value locally is about $325,000, up 1.9% in a year, 20% below the Delaware typical home. 56% of households are owner-occupiers locally.
| Claymont | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,306 a month | $1,441 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The share of residents in Claymont who are 65 or older: 16%. A bachelor’s degree or higher: 36% of adults 25 and older, vs 36% across Delaware. The age of the median resident locally is 41.5 years.
| Claymont | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 34% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.5 years | 40 years | 40.5 years |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Across Delaware, 51.6% of residents are women.
| Claymont | DE | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.8% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.7% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 19% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.6% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.1% | 14% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.5% | 12.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.7% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.4% | 8.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.3% | 28.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.7% | 18.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.7% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.2% | 20.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.8% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
0.9 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Woodshaven Kruse Park, at 45 acres. Parks and preserves in Claymont: 4, covering 84 acres.
| Claymont | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.1% | 16% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Woodshaven Kruse Park | 0.9 mi | 45 |
| 2. Knollwood Park | — | 36 |
| 3. Lesher Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
13 within 15 miles of the center of Claymont
About 4 of every 100 Claymont residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Delaware.
8,253 counted in 2010 and 9,895 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
7 places in Claymont on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Claymont.
Census-designated place in Delaware, United States
Claymont is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. As of the 2020 census, Claymont had a population of 9,895.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Claymont grades A overall, better than 90% of U.S. towns and #3 of 37 in Delaware. It grades B+ for health and B for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
5 notable people were born here, including Keasel Broome and Jeffrey W. Bullock.
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