Claymont, DE: What to Know About the Community

Where Claymont is

Claymont is a census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware. It covers about 2.2 square miles and had 9,895 residents at the 2020 census.

History

Dutch colonists named Naamans Creek for a Lenape chief. The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad station, built in 1838, helped turn the area from farmland to an industrial community. Naamans was renamed Claymont in 1856 for the Reverend John B. Clemson.

Landmarks

Landmarks include the Claymont Stone School (established 1805), Darley House (1859), the Robinson House with its Block House, and Archmere Academy (1916).

Getting around

Claymont Station serves SEPTA Regional Rail's Wilmington/Newark Line. Interstates 95 and 495, U.S. Route 13 and Delaware Route 92 serve the area. A $71 million Regional Transportation Center began construction in 2019.

The housing market

In Q4 2025, the most recent period in the closed-sale data Foraker uses, the median sale price in Claymont was $349,000 and the average sale price was $341,667, across 9 closed sales. These figures come from Bright MLS closed-sale data. They describe homes that sold in that period, not homes for sale today.

Schools

Claymont is served by the Brandywine School District. Buyers can look up the district and its schools directly before choosing a home.

Talk to us about buying or selling in Claymont

If you are thinking about buying or selling here, the Foraker team would be glad to talk it through. You can browse Foraker's current listings at forakerrealty.com.

Sources

This guide is compiled from the public sources below and from Foraker's market data. Details such as events and routes change, so check before you go.

• Claymont, Delaware (Wikipedia)
• Foraker market reports (Bright MLS closed sales)