The 11 Most Walkable Small Towns in Delaware
Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 26 towns of 500–10,000 people in Delaware. #1 is Elsmere, DE.
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11Seaford, Delaware
More walkable than 61% of Delaware towns
Seaford is a city of 7,957 people in Sussex County, Delaware. It also ranks more vibrant than 70% of Delaware towns.
7,957 people · Sussex County · median home $224,300 · income $54,016 · Jan low 25°F · 12 in snow
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10Lewes, Delaware
More walkable than 64% of Delaware towns
Lewes is a city of 3,303 people in Sussex County, Delaware. It also ranks better for retirees than 100% of Delaware towns and better for a vacation home than 98% of Delaware towns.
3,303 people · Sussex County · median home $826,100 · income $96,393 · Jan low 30°F · 11 in snow
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9Pike Creek, Delaware
More walkable than 66% of Delaware towns
Pike Creek is a community of 7,808 people in New Castle County, Delaware. It also ranks better for young professionals than 93% of Delaware towns and more of a college town than 93% of Delaware towns.
7,808 people · New Castle County · median home $422,500 · income $139,635 · Jan low 25°F · 20 in snow
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8Wilmington Manor, Delaware
More walkable than 68% of Delaware towns
Wilmington Manor is a community of 8,162 people in New Castle County, Delaware. It also ranks better transit than 96% of Delaware towns and more vibrant than 86% of Delaware towns.
8,162 people · New Castle County · median home $240,600 · income $78,078 · Jan low 26°F · 20 in snow
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7Laurel, Delaware
More walkable than 77% of Delaware towns
Laurel is a town of 3,865 people in Sussex County, Delaware. It also ranks better transit than 79% of Delaware towns and better for first-time buyers than 70% of Delaware towns.
3,865 people · Sussex County · median home $230,300 · income $48,644 · Jan low 29°F · 10 in snow
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6Camden, Delaware
More walkable than 79% of Delaware towns
Camden is a town of 3,715 people in Kent County, Delaware. It also ranks better for first-time buyers than 86% of Delaware towns and more vibrant than 80% of Delaware towns.
3,715 people · Kent County · median home $300,100 · income $63,267 · Jan low 28°F · 13 in snow
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5Clayton, Delaware
More walkable than 88% of Delaware towns
Clayton is a town of 3,961 people in Kent County, Delaware. It also ranks more of a college town than 75% of Delaware towns and better for families than 71% of Delaware towns.
3,961 people · Kent County · median home $361,300 · income $107,307 · Jan low 28°F · 14 in snow
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4New Castle, Delaware
More walkable than 89% of Delaware towns

Photo: W. S. Stewart (public domain, Wikimedia Commons) New Castle is a city of 5,551 people in New Castle County, Delaware. It also ranks better for first-time buyers than 98% of Delaware towns and better transit than 86% of Delaware towns.
5,551 people · New Castle County · median home $285,100 · income $89,205 · Jan low 26°F · 20 in snow
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3Edgemoor, Delaware
More walkable than 93% of Delaware towns
Edgemoor is a community of 6,635 people in New Castle County, Delaware. It also ranks hipper than 98% of Delaware towns and better for first-time buyers than 95% of Delaware towns.
6,635 people · New Castle County · median home $290,400 · income $59,424 · Jan low 24°F · 12 in snow
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2Claymont, Delaware
More walkable than 95% of Delaware towns
Claymont is a community of 9,895 people in New Castle County, Delaware. It also ranks hipper than 95% of Delaware towns and better transit than 95% of Delaware towns.
9,895 people · New Castle County · median home $276,600 · income $74,712 · Jan low 27°F · 12 in snow
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1Elsmere, Delaware
More walkable than 98% of Delaware towns
Elsmere is a town of 6,229 people in New Castle County, Delaware. It also ranks more vibrant than 100% of Delaware towns and more of a college town than 89% of Delaware towns.
6,229 people · New Castle County · median home $225,800 · income $67,944 · Jan low 24°F · 12 in snow
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- 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)