New Castle County Communities
Every community we cover in New Castle County, all-ages and 55+ together — 50 in all. They are split the way people here actually think about the county: south of the C&D Canal and north of it, then grouped by town.
Looking for age-restricted communities only? See New Castle County 55+ communities. For the rest of the state, see all-ages communities in Delaware.
South of the Canal
Below the C&D Canal — Middletown, Townsend and Odessa. Newer construction, larger lots and more land per dollar, with the canal bridges between here and Wilmington. 25 communities.
Middletown
- Copperleaf
- Crossings at Silver Lake
- Four Seasons at Baymont Farm 55+
- Four Seasons at Pennfield 55+
- Four Seasons at Silver Maple 55+
- Legacy at The Preserve at Deep Creek 55+
- Monarch
- Parks Edge at Bayberry 55+
- Parkside
- Pleasanton
- Ponds at Bayberry 55+
- Ponds of Odessa
- Rothwell Estates
- Spring Arbor 55+
- Springmill 55+
- The Overlook at Bayberry
- Town of Whitehall
- Traditions at Whitehall 55+
- Whispering Woods 55+
- Winchelsea 55+
Odessa
Townsend
- Spring Oaks
- The Preserve at Robinson Farms 55+
- The Villas at The Preserve at Robinson Farms 55+
- The Woods at Hidden Creek
North of the Canal
Above the C&D Canal — Wilmington, Newark, Bear and New Castle. Closer to the city, the hospitals, the university and the Philadelphia corridor, with established neighbourhoods and shorter commutes north. 25 communities.
Bear
New Castle
Newark
- Briarcreek North 55+
- Crossings at Christiana 55+
- French Park Townhomes
- Pine View Townhomes
- Steeple Glenn 55+
- The Cascades 55+
- Traditions at Christiana 55+
- Village of Long Creek 55+
- Whitewood Village