The Town Files

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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Numbers match the ranking.
The 11 Most Walkable Small Towns in Delaware1. Elsmere98th pct2. Claymont95th pct3. Edgemoor93rd pct4. New Castle89th pct5. Clayton88th pct6. Camden79th pct7. Laurel77th pct8. Wilmington Manor68th pct9. Pike Creek66th pct10. Lewes64th pct11. Seaford61st pct
  1. 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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    Seaford lifestyle rankingsWalkability61th pctCycling0th pctTransit48th pctVibrancy70th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Delaware towns.
  2. 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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    Lewes lifestyle rankingsWalkability64th pctCycling93th pctTransit0th pctVibrancy43th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Delaware towns.
  3. 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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    Pike Creek lifestyle rankingsWalkability66th pctCycling48th pctTransit20th pctVibrancy57th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Delaware towns.
  4. 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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    Wilmington Manor lifestyle rankingsWalkability68th pctCycling0th pctTransit96th pctVibrancy86th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Delaware towns.
  5. 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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    Laurel lifestyle rankingsWalkability77th pctCycling0th pctTransit79th pctVibrancy30th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Delaware towns.
  6. 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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    Camden lifestyle rankingsWalkability79th pctCycling48th pctTransit50th pctVibrancy80th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Delaware towns.
  7. 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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    Clayton lifestyle rankingsWalkability88th pctCycling0th pctTransit62th pctVibrancy54th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Delaware towns.
  8. 4New Castle, Delaware

    More walkable than 89% of Delaware towns

    New Castle, Delaware
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    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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    New Castle lifestyle rankingsWalkability89th pctCycling73th pctTransit86th pctVibrancy62th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Delaware towns.
  9. 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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    Edgemoor lifestyle rankingsWalkability93th pctCycling61th pctTransit93th pctVibrancy68th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Delaware towns.
  10. 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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    Claymont lifestyle rankingsWalkability95th pctCycling0th pctTransit95th pctVibrancy91th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Delaware towns.
  11. 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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    Elsmere lifestyle rankingsWalkability98th pctCycling0th pctTransit80th pctVibrancy100th pct
    The Town Files lifestyle rankings, percentile vs Delaware towns.

Price vs ranking

Median home value vs ranking, Delaware towns0255075100$188K$406K$625K$844K$1063KMedian home valuePercentile
Orange squares are the 11 towns on this list; green dots are other towns on The Town Files in Delaware.

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Methodology. We ranked 26 towns of 500–10,000 people in Delaware (2020 Census population). Lifestyle measures are The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025), shown as percentiles. Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: