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31 Elsmere
Safety 24
Property tax: 3.03 18
Median home: $148,000 6
SD: Red Clay 14
Commute time: 22.6 7
Shopping-Dining 3
Arts-Culture 1
Nightlife 1
This community of longtime families and iconic businesses has made room for a second generation of Latin-American immigrants. Housing is affordable. Wilmington is a stone’s throw away. And there are a few interesting, affordable restaurants, such as Kalbi Asian Bistro. A recent spurt of commercial development has spruced up Kirkwood Highway.
32 Harrington
Safety 22
Property tax: 2.26 6
Median home: $142,000 3
SD: Lake Forest 16
Commute time: 27.8 24
Shopping-Dining 1
Arts-Culture 3
Nightlife 1
Most people know Harrington only as the home of the State Fairgrounds they pass on U.S. 13, and it is, no doubt, one of the state’s most important institutions. But you need to head west of the highway to find the real charm of this old railroad town. Big news: street re-paving—which will resume once the weather breaks.
33 Bridgeville
Safety 24
Property tax: 5.99 34
Median home: $171,000 13
SD: Woodbridge 13
Commute time: 23.2 9
Shopping-Dining 2
Arts-Culture 1
Nightlife 1
As the sign says, if you lived here, you’d be home now. That may have distilled the small-town sensibility into a few words, but this is a place on its way up. Witness the rise of Heritage Shores on U.S. 113. But for now, the residents will keep the quiet interior to themselves.
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