Wilimington DE vs. Mount Vernon NY (cost, comparison, population, life)

[ckhthankgod]

Which would you consider based upon:

Walkability/Urbanity(built environment)

Nightlife/Things to do

Education

Shopping

Safety

Housing variety

Affordability

Both have a similar population and are outside of major Northeastern cities, in which they are a part of that metro. You can add anything else as well.

[ckhthankgod]

Street views of Downtown of both cities. Wilmington: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7460...8i6656!6m1!1e1


Mount Vernon: https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9127...1!2i40!6m1!1e1

[qworldorder]

"Wilmington" (you misspelled your title) is much more of a standalone city/metro than Mt Vernon--Wilmington is separated by ~25 miles from Philadelphia, while Mt. Vernon is only 4.4 sq miles and directly borders the Bronx. This is an apples to oranges (and invalid) comparison, as you won't be able to separate Mt. Vernon from NYC and Yonkers. Nice street views, though.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by CityGuyForLife

"Wilmington" (you misspelled your title) is much more of a standalone city/metro than Mt Vernon--Wilmington is separated by ~25 miles from Philadelphia, while Mt. Vernon is only 4.4 sq miles and directly borders the Bronx. This is an apples to oranges (and invalid) comparison, as you won't be able to separate Mt. Vernon from NYC and Yonkers. Nice street views, though.

My mistake....This is in regards to the cities themselves.

[qworldorder]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

My mistake....This is in regards to the cities themselves.

If we looked at this in a vacuum, then:

Walkability/Urbanity(built environment): Mt Vernon is over twice as dense as Wilmington and has a slightly higher walkscore (76 to 72). But as it is an inner suburb of NYC, its infrastructure is largely residential. It isn't a commerical hub in the sense that Wilmington is and lacks that variety (i.e. commercial skyscrapers) in terms of urban build. Mt. Vernon, technically.

https://www.walkscore.com/NY/Mount_Vernon
https://www.walkscore.com/DE/Wilmington
https://www.emporis.com/statistics/t...-vernon-ny-usa

Nightlife/Things to do: Strictly within the city proper, Wilmington.

Education: Mt. Vernon
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Shopping: Not sure. Wilmington is tax-free shopping, but the majority of big-box stores and malls are outside of the city limits (though within Wilmington zip codes). I can't seem to find too much info on Mt Vernon, but it might win by default.

Safety: Mt Vernon is the safer city.

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Housing variety: Wilmington is older and has more variety.

Affordability: Wilmington is far more affordable than Mt. Vernon, especially in housing costs.

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In reality, Mt Vernon is essentially an extension of New York City itself. It's much more intertwined with NYC than Wilmington is with Philadelphia. Again, apples and oranges.