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New Castle, DE (Bear)

Click for helpFound within zip codes: 19720, 19701
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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR New Castle, DE (Bear) Greenville, DE, Hockessin, DE (Brandywine Springs/Cedars), Hockessin, DE (Town Center), North Star, DE, Pike Creek, DE (Town Center), Wilmington, DE (Alapocas/Augustine), Wilmington, DE (Highland West/Arundel), Wilmington, DE (Kentmere), Wilmington, DE (Pennsylvania Ave/Rodney St), Wilmington, DE (Wooddale/Westover Hills)

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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $257,200
  • medium cost relative to Delaware
  • medium cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$2,167,000+  0%
$1,625,001-$2,167,000  0%
$1,084,001-$1,625,000  0%
$867,001-$1,084,000  0%
$650,001-$867,000  1%
$433,001-$650,000  4%
$217,001-$433,000  68%
$108,001-$217,000  10%
$0-$108,000  18%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE high cost relative to DE, high cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER		 DETAILS
THE SETTING Suburban (based on population density), coastal
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Mobile homes, some Rowhouses & attached homes, a few Small apartment buildings
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mixed owners & renters
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Nautical, Quiet, Urban Sophisticates, Artsy/funky


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some College students (people currently attending college)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 6 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Upper middle income (well-above average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Government employees
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Black, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic, some East Asian, some Asian Indian, some Mexican
LANGUAGES mostly English speaking, some Italian speaking

School Rating Information


Neighborhood Educational Rating

SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD* GRADES
LEASURE (MAY B.) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1015 CHURCH ROAD, NEWARK, DE 19702
(302) 454-2103 		KG-05

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This neighborhood is served by two school districts.

CHRISTINA SCHOOL DISTRICT, DE




19,232 Students enrolled in District

30 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)		 3
Better than:
of DE school
districts		 21.0%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best) 		3
Better than:
of US school
districts		 26.6%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
14
STATE AVERAGE 15

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

67%
73%
75%
77%
60%
69%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH		 PROFICIENT IN
READING		 PROFICIENT IN
MATH
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) NO DATA 55.1
BLACK (%) NO DATA 32.5
HISPANIC (%) NO DATA 9.2
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) NO DATA 2.8
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) NO DATA 0.3
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) NO DATA 36.1
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $8,450 $162,514,000 48.1
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $807 $15,516,000 4.6
STAFF $135 $2,603,000 0.8
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $100 $1,924,000 0.6
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $832 $16,003,000 4.7
OPERATION $1,379 $26,516,000 7.8
TRANSPORTATION $952 $18,317,000 5.4
OTHER $877 $16,859,000 5.0
TOTAL SUPPORT $5,082 $97,738,000 28.9
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $4,047 $77,828,000 23.0
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $17,579 $338,080,000 100.0
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 19.4
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 6.4

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COLONIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, DE




10,474 Students enrolled in District

16 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)		 4
Better than:
of DE school
districts		 36.8%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best) 		4
Better than:
of US school
districts		 32.6%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
16
STATE AVERAGE 15

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

69%
73%
79%
77%
60%
69%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH		 PROFICIENT IN
READING		 PROFICIENT IN
MATH
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) NO DATA 55.1
BLACK (%) NO DATA 32.5
HISPANIC (%) NO DATA 9.2
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) NO DATA 2.8
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) NO DATA 0.3
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) NO DATA 36.1
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $6,619 $69,327,000 56.4
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $468 $4,902,000 4.0
STAFF $195 $2,039,000 1.6
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $102 $1,066,000 0.9
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $624 $6,532,000 5.3
OPERATION $872 $9,138,000 7.4
TRANSPORTATION $556 $5,822,000 4.7
OTHER $674 $7,061,000 5.7
TOTAL SUPPORT $3,491 $36,560,000 29.7
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $1,635 $17,130,000 13.9
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $11,745 $123,017,000 100.0
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 19.4
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 6.4

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VIOLENT PROPERTY TOTAL
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annual crimes per 1,000 residents
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  • Violent Crime Comparison per 1,000 residents

  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 4.7
  • MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
  • in Bear
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  • in New Castle
    1 in 184
  • in Delaware
    1 in 146
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5.43
6.80
Bear New Castle Delaware
New Castle, DE violent crimes
Population: 4,972
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL 0 3 8 16
RATE PER 1,000 0.00 0.60 1.61 3.22
United States violent crimes
Population: 296,410,404
MURDER RAPE ROBBERY ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL 16,692 93,934 417,122 862,947
RATE PER 1,000 0.06 0.32 1.41 2.91

  • Property Crime Rate Comparison per 1,000 residents

  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 34.3
  • MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
  • in Bear
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  • in New Castle
    1 in 16
  • in Delaware
    1 in 29
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61.14
33.49
Bear New Castle Delaware
New Castle, DE property crimes
Population: 4,972
BURGLARY THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL 28 258 18
RATE PER 1,000 5.63 51.89 3.62
United States property crimes
Population: 296,410,404
BURGLARY THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL 2,154,126 6,776,807 1,235,226
RATE PER 1,000 7.27 22.86 4.17

  • Crimes Per Square Mile

  • NATIONAL MEDIAN
  • 49.6
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Bear New Castle Delaware

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PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO DE*		 COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 124.47% 6.82% 5 5
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New Castle, DE Appreciation Rates (city-wide)
PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO DE*		 COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 150.00% 8.21% 4 6
Last 10 Years 118.92% 11.89% 5 8
Last 5 Years 59.96% 11.99% 4 9
Last 2 Years 6.62%