Moving to Bear: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Bear means joining a real, substantial unincorporated Census-Designated Place in New Castle County, Delaware -- not an incorporated town, but a genuine, ordinary product of the county's suburban growth pattern.
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Learn moreA real, populous New Castle County CDP
Bear's 2026 population ran approximately 22,065, among the more populous unincorporated CDPs in Delaware, sitting south of Newark and Wilmington along the I-95/US-40 corridor.
Delaware's real, favorable tax structure applies
Bear benefits fully from Delaware's 0% statewide sales tax and a property tax picture that, even at New Castle County's own higher county-level rate, still runs well below the national average.
A genuinely younger, family-oriented demographic
Bear's 37.9-year median age and 14.9% 65+ share run meaningfully below Delaware's own Sussex-County-driven statewide retiree story.
Key takeaways
- Bear is a real, populous unincorporated CDP in New Castle County, not an incorporated town.
- Delaware's 0% sales tax and comparatively low property tax apply fully in Bear.
- Bear's demographic profile skews younger and more family-oriented than Delaware's statewide retiree story.
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