Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 89/100
A
Median home value$568,800
Philadelphia $351,900
Median rent$3,501/mo
Philadelphia $1,480/mo
Cost-burdened households17%
Philadelphia 32%
Hockessin
New Castle County13,439 residentsRed Clay Consolidated School District
71
B−
Suburbgrade score
5th of 50 Philadelphia suburbs. Strong on housing & affordability and employment & income, held back by amenities.
71
Philadelphia median 58
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Hockessin is like to live in, by category
Bars show Hockessin against Philadelphia. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 65/100
C+
Within-state proficiency68th pct
Philadelphia median 48th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.8
Philadelphia median 13.0
Graduation rate89%
Philadelphia median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Housing cost index147
Philadelphia 100
Eff. tax rate0.78%
Philadelphia 1.37%
Local sales tax0.00%
Philadelphia median 6.34%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Mean commute23.2 min
Philadelphia 28.7 min
Under 30 minutes77%
Philadelphia 56%
Transit stops / sq mi0.2
Philadelphia median 0.4 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 52/100
D+
Restaurants & cafés17
Philadelphia median 53 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Philadelphia median 6 · within 2 miles
Parks9
Philadelphia median 41 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 79/100
B+
Median household income$171,204
Philadelphia $91,289
Unemployment2.4%
Philadelphia 5.9%
Professional occupations71%
Philadelphia 49%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Hockessin on amenities
Hockessin's weakest grade is D+. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Yeadon25 mi from HockessinA− 42 D− West Chester13 mi from HockessinA− 69 B− Darby24 mi from HockessinA− 35 F Newark8 mi from HockessinB+ 61 C Drexel Hill23 mi from HockessinB+ 51 D+ Lansdowne24 mi from HockessinB+ 46 D Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Hockessin
Is Hockessin, DE a good place to live?
Hockessin scores 71 out of 100, 5th of 50 Philadelphia suburbs. It is strongest on housing & affordability and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Hockessin expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $568,800, 62% above the Philadelphia median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.78%. $3,501/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Hockessin?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Hockessin sit at the 68th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 89% graduation rate and a 14.8 student–teacher ratio. Hockessin is served by Red Clay Consolidated School District. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Hockessin?
The mean commute is 23.2 min, with 77% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 22% working from home. Transit density is 0.2 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Hockessin?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 17 restaurants and cafés and 9 parks, which grades D+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Hockessin old or new?
The median home in Hockessin was built in 1981 — newer than the Philadelphia median of 1966. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 89% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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