Town
Wilmington
- BOverall Grade
- Town in Delaware
- 112 reviews
- Public SchoolsC+
- Crime & SafetyC-
- HousingC-
- NightlifeA-
- Good for FamiliesB-
- DiversityA
- JobsC+
- WeatherB-
- Cost of LivingB-
- Health & FitnessB-
- Outdoor ActivitiesA
- CommuteA
Real Estate
Median Home Value
$162,400
National
$184,700Median Rent
$925
National
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Wilmington Rankings
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Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
C-
Based on violent and property crime rates.
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Residents
Diversity
A
Based on ethnic and economic diversity.
Median Household Income
$40,065
National
$55,322Children
20%
Top Public Schools Serving Wilmington
- A+
Charter School of Wilmington
- Public School
- Wilmington, DE
- 9-12
- 248 reviews
- A+
CAB Calloway School of the Arts
- Red Clay Consolidated School District, DE
- 6-12
- 162 reviews
- A
Conrad Schools of Science
- Red Clay Consolidated School District, DE
- 6-12
- 151 reviews
- A
Concord High School
- Brandywine School District, DE
- 9-12
- 175 reviews
- A-
Lombardy Elementary School
- Brandywine School District, DE
- K-5
Top Private Schools in Wilmington
- A+
Tower Hill School
- Private School
- Wilmington, DE
- PK, K-12
- 32 reviews
- A+
Salesianum School
- Private School
- Wilmington, DE
- 9-12
- 78 reviews
- A
Ursuline Academy
- Private School
- Wilmington, DE
- PK, K-12
- 87 reviews
- A
Padua Academy
- Private School
- Wilmington, DE
- 9-12
- 171 reviews
- A-
St. Elizabeth High School
- Private School
- Wilmington, DE
- 9-12
- 106 reviews
Wilmington Reviews
112 reviews
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I love Wilmington, Delaware. The homes here are affordable, we've got wonderful neighbors who watch out for one another. I've met wonderful dog owners who always stop me to chit chat about our pets. We are 5 minutes away from the hospital, zoo, schools, Dollar General and YMCA (all by foot!). We have a little bit of diversity in our neighborhood, I'd like to see more. We love living in the Tri-State area, couldn't have asked for more. This is a historical town with so much potential...love, love, love it!
Katherine B. Carey
Homeowner
Katherine B. Carey
Homeowner
The school system in Wilmington is God awful! There is constantly issues in classrooms and fights breaking out, with little opportunities to acctally learn with the distractions. The people in Wilmington are overall rude and are very unexciting of others and other people from outside of Delaware in general. Wilmington is known as "murder town USA" because of its horrible crime rate across the city and suburbs. However the family parts in in the suburbs are nice and less dangerous, but schooling is still an issue unless you want to send your child to public school.
Wilmington is not just one place. There are different parts of it , made up of a huge variety of different people. All from different socio and ethnic backgrounds. Some parts of Wilmington (and sometimes Wilmington as a whole) have reps for being a “bad” part of Delaware. There’s no such thing. There are just some places that are better resourced than others. Those that are “bad” are not that way by choice. The system created around them was not created to give them the same job opportunities, food sources, schooling systems, etc. as other places in Delaware. Though it still thrives to make it . Change is the goal but it can’t be achieved until stereotypes of Wilmington cease to exist and better opportunities and resources for every individual take its place instead.