Edgemoor, Delaware

Community in New Castle County · population 6,635 (2020 Census)

Median home: $290,400
Household income: $59,424
Jan low / Jul high: 24° / 84°
Snow a year: 12 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 20
Median age: 40.4

Edgemoor is a community of 6,635 people in New Castle County, Delaware. The median home is worth $290,400, close to the typical Delaware town ($302,450). It ranks hipper than 98% of Delaware towns, better for first-time buyers than 95% of Delaware towns, more walkable than 93% of Delaware towns.

Edgemoor in our rankings:

#3 in The 11 Most Walkable Small Towns in Delaware

How Edgemoor ranks

Percentile among Delaware towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Delaware towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Edgemoor is worth $290,400, close to the typical Delaware town ($302,450). Homes cost about 4.9 times the median household income of $59,424, which is more affordable than 25% of Delaware towns. Median rent is $1,438 a month. 59.3% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Delaware towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Edgemoor	Typical Delaware town
Median home value	$290,400	$302,450
Median rent	$1,438	$1,342
Median household income	$59,424	$78,707
Home value ÷ income	4.9×	3.8×
Homeownership	59.3%	72.0%
Median year built	1959	1987
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Edgemoor

People	Edgemoor	Typical Delaware town
Median age	40.4	39.5
Age 65 and over	15.5%	17.5%
Under 18	18.8%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.9%	32.5%
Below the poverty line	17.5%	8.4%
Veterans	10.5%	—
Born outside the U.S.	6.4%	—
Work from home	13.8%	13.8%
Average commute	26.3 min	25.1 min
Homes with broadband	97.0%	93.0%

Weather in Edgemoor

July highs average 84.0°F and January lows 23.8°F. About 50.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 12.0 inches of snow (typical Delaware town: 12.8 in). Expect about 17 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 87 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Wilmington Porter Rsch station (2.4 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

20 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Edgemoor since 1950, compared with 13 for the typical Delaware town. 8 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F3, struck on April 28, 1961 about 6.7 miles from the town center. The most recent was on August 8, 2024.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 37 times; the largest was 2.50 inches on May 22, 2014.

Severe weather in New Castle County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, New Castle County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 18 deaths recorded.

New Castle County has been included in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for drought, hurricane, snowstorm.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
October 24, 2021	Hurricane	DR-4627: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida
October 2, 2020	Hurricane	DR-4566: Tropical Storm Isaias
April 5, 2020	Biological	DR-4526: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3449: Covid-19
November 16, 2012	Hurricane	DR-4090: Hurricane Sandy

Jobs and pay in New Castle County

New Castle County had 303,806 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $80,334 a year. Unemployment was 3.9% in 2023; in Edgemoor itself the ACS puts it at 4.5%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Edgemoor

Wilmington, DE
1.9 mi · 70,898 people · home $231,400
Penns Grove, NJ
2.7 mi · 4,837 people · home $178,200
Carneys Point, NJ
3.9 mi · 7,841 people · home $193,300
Claymont, DE
4.2 mi · 9,895 people · home $276,600
Elsmere, DE
4.8 mi · 6,229 people · home $225,800
Carneys Point, NJ
5.2 mi · 8,637 people · home $201,500
Greenville, DE
5.4 mi · 3,104 people · home $1,062,500
Lower Chichester, PA
6.1 mi · 3,425 people · home $141,700

Edgemoor questions

Is Edgemoor, Delaware a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Edgemoor scores better for retirees than 43% of Delaware towns and quieter than 16%. 15.5% of residents are 65 or older (median age 40.4).

How much does a house cost in Edgemoor?

The median owner-occupied home in Edgemoor is valued at $290,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $59,424, so homes cost about 4.9 times income. Median rent is $1,438 a month.

What is the weather like in Edgemoor?

July highs average 84.0°F and January lows 23.8°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 50.3 inches of precipitation a year and 12.0 inches of snow.

Does Edgemoor get tornadoes?

20 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Edgemoor since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F3 on April 28, 1961. The typical Delaware town has had 13.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Edgemoor's Census boundary (GEOID 1023240). Comparisons use the median of Delaware towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-12.