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A town of 6,349, settled in 1884.
Edgemoor's standout: it is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades B+, ranked 11th of 37 in Delaware. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 63% of the country. A typical home there costs about $290K, 3.2 years of the Philadelphia metro’s $91K median household income. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Edgemoor, above both Delaware’s towns (8.1%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Marcus Hook Range Rear Light is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Edgemoor beats most towns.
5,677 counted in 2010 and 6,635 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Delaware), ordered by how far Edgemoor is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 7,397 in 1980, 6,635 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2008 and a map from 1984 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Edgemoor. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw23 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi MuseumEastern State Penitentiary
Big draw30 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
Edgemoor 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 Edgemoor.
Edgemoor gets more snow than almost anywhere else in Delaware, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has added a third more jobs in ten years.
The Wilmington New Castle Co Ap weather station, 8 miles away, records that 20 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, the highest of 79 Delaware places with climate records. January nights average 25°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 81% of Delaware places with climate records; July afternoons average 86.9°.
In Edgemoor, the July high is 87°F.
| Edgemoor | 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
70% of Edgemoor’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 7%. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 65% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 8,761 U.S. towns with household incomes like Edgemoor’s, it is healthier than 89%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
Edgemoor does better than the Delaware average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2. 13% of adults report frequent physical distress here. Two figures for adults here: 15% binge drink, 12% smoke cigarettes.
| Edgemoor | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Edgemoor | DE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.7% | 6.9% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.8% | 9.1% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.1% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Jobs based here grew from 1,673 in 2013 to 2,296.
The share of working residents in Edgemoor who work locally: 3%. Employers in Edgemoor added 623 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 2,296. The typical household income here is $59,000. For half of commuters, work is under 8 miles away.
| Edgemoor | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 5.2% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 14% | 15% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
People 65 and older are 16% of residents (21% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 26% of residents (21% statewide). 38% of Edgemoor adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Edgemoor | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 19% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 34% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.5 points. Across Delaware, 51.6% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 88% are women (DE 50%).
| Edgemoor | DE | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.1% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.2% | 8.5% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 22.3% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.7% | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.7% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20.9% | 14% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.7% | 12.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7% | 8.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29% | 28.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.7% | 18.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.5% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.7% | 20.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.2% | 15.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The biggest park or preserve is Sellers Park, at 51 acres. Trails run 0.1 miles in 3 parks and preserves. Among 34 Delaware towns, just 3 have a lower share of conserved land than Edgemoor.
| Edgemoor | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 4.8% | 16% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sellers Park | — | 51 |
| 2. Fox Point State Park | — | 7 |
| 3. Eastlawn Playground | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes sold in Edgemoor spent a median 47 days on the market. Among households here, 59% own their home. In Edgemoor, the median rent is $1,438 a month.
| Edgemoor | Delaware towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 59% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,438 a month | $1,427 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
13 within 15 miles of the center of Edgemoor
About 5 of every 100 Edgemoor residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Delaware.
Census-designated place in Delaware, United States
Edgemoor is a census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. As of the 2020 census, Edgemoor had a population of 6,635.
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2 towns share a border with Edgemoor.
| Town | DE rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgemoor | #11 | B+ | B− | — | B | B |
| Wilmington | #32 | D | B | D− | C+ | C− |
| Bellefonte | — | — | B | — | B | A− |
Bellefonte has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Edgemoor and Bellefonte report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Edgemoor with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Edgemoor grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #11 of 37 in Delaware. It grades B for health and B for schools.
The typical home is worth about $290,000, 28% below the Delaware typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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