St. Georges, Delaware

Community in New Castle County · population 1,957 (2020 Census)

Median home: $463,200
Household income: $131,553
Jan low / Jul high: 26° / 87°
Snow a year: 20 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 15
Median age: 46.1

St. Georges is a community of 1,957 people in New Castle County, Delaware. The median home is worth $463,200, above the typical Delaware town ($302,450). It ranks more of a college town than 88% of Delaware towns, more seaside character than 80% of Delaware towns.

St. Georges in our rankings:

How St. Georges 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 St. Georges is worth $463,200, above the typical Delaware town ($302,450). Homes cost about 3.5 times the median household income of $131,553, which is more affordable than 62% of Delaware towns. 96.0% of households own their home.

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

Housing	St. Georges	Typical Delaware town
Median home value	$463,200	$302,450
Median rent	—	$1,342
Median household income	$131,553	$78,707
Home value ÷ income	3.5×	3.8×
Homeownership	96.0%	72.0%
Median year built	1997	1987
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in St. Georges

People	St. Georges	Typical Delaware town
Median age	46.1	39.5
Age 65 and over	7.1%	17.5%
Under 18	18.8%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.5%	32.5%
Below the poverty line	0.4%	8.4%
Veterans	3.5%	—
Born outside the U.S.	14.4%	—
Work from home	16.9%	13.8%
Average commute	32.4 min	25.1 min
Homes with broadband	98.4%	93.0%

Weather in St. Georges

July highs average 86.8°F and January lows 25.6°F. About 45.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 20.2 inches of snow (typical Delaware town: 12.8 in). Expect about 22 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 92 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 New Castle Co Ap station (8.3 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

15 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of St. Georges since 1950, compared with 13 for the typical Delaware town. 4 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F3, struck on April 28, 1961 about 8.7 miles from the town center. The most recent was on July 9, 2023.

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 22 times; the largest was 1.75 inches on June 29, 2012.

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 St. Georges itself the ACS puts it at 1.8%.

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 St. Georges

Delaware City, DE
3.1 mi · 1,885 people · home $266,900
Bear, DE
4.5 mi · 23,060 people · home $304,800
Glasgow, DE
6.0 mi · 15,288 people · home $373,900
Brookside, DE
8.0 mi · 14,974 people · home $279,700
Elsinboro, NJ
8.2 mi · 1,001 people · home $254,900
Middletown, DE
8.8 mi · 23,192 people · home $409,600
New Castle, DE
8.8 mi · 5,551 people · home $285,100
Chesapeake City, MD
9.0 mi · 736 people · home $344,100

St. Georges questions

Is St. Georges, Delaware a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, St. Georges scores better for retirees than 48% of Delaware towns and quieter than 68%. 7.1% of residents are 65 or older (median age 46.1).

How much does a house cost in St. Georges?

The median owner-occupied home in St. Georges is valued at $463,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $131,553, so homes cost about 3.5 times income. Median rent is — a month.

What is the weather like in St. Georges?

July highs average 86.8°F and January lows 25.6°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 45.3 inches of precipitation a year and 20.2 inches of snow.

Does St. Georges get tornadoes?

15 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of St. Georges 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 St. Georges's Census boundary (GEOID 1063800). 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 2026-11-13.