Brandywine School District, New Castle DE County, PA
Mcdaniel Crest
Performance Tier
Average
Median Sold
$422,500
Avg. Appreciation
122%
Avg. $ Gain
$166,400
2025 Sales
16
Moderate Activity
Compared to the Brandywine district average, Mcdaniel Crest is
outperforming by 2%.
Based on 33 years of public sales records across 2418 neighborhoods in 4 counties.
About
McDaniel Crest is a detached single-family neighborhood in the Brandywine Hundred area of North Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware. The community’s housing stock spans two distinct construction eras: a pre-WWII layer that includes documented Sears catalog kit homes, followed by a rapid post-war build-out in the 1950s that established the neighborhood’s current street grid. Mature tree canopy lines the streets, homes back to New Castle County parkland along Shellpot Creek in parts of the community, and residents have direct access to Concord Pike (US Route 202) and I-95 for regional commuting.
Specifications
Home Stock
The housing stock is architecturally varied because the community developed across multiple decades. The earliest homes, built pre-WWII, include a documented subset of mail-order Sears catalog kit houses. The primary build-out occurred in the 1950s with Cape Cods, colonials, and ranchers typical of that era. Later expansions and renovations have added family rooms, attached garages, and full basements to many homes, producing a mix of footprints and styles on the same block.
Location & Access
Concord Pike (US Route 202) forms the western boundary of the McDaniel Civic Association area. The community is also bounded by Shellpot Creek to the east. Key internal streets include McDaniel Avenue, Nichols Avenue, Delaware Avenue, Concord Avenue, and Goodley Road. I-95 is accessible via Concord Pike.
Location Anchors
What Makes This Distinct
McDaniel Crest is governed by the McDaniel Civic Association (MCA), a voluntary dues-based organization — not a mandatory HOA with covenant enforcement authority — that covers McDaniel Crest, McDaniel Heights, and Concord Manor; buyers should verify whether any deed restrictions attach to a specific parcel, since the MCA’s governing documents describe a civic association structure with no mention of binding architectural or maintenance covenants.
For Buyers & Sellers
If You’re Buying
Accessible at $422k median. historically strong appreciation. move fast – homes go quickly. high turnover means more inventory.
If You’re Selling
Sellers gained $166k on average. properties doubled in value (122% gain). homes selling quickly (quickly). median sale price $422k.
Worth Asking
Have you considered that New Castle County’s first property reassessment since 1983 — completed in 2024 and currently under active legislative review for methodological errors — may mean the assessed value on your target property does not yet reflect a stable, verified tax baseline, and that your carrying costs could shift materially before the appeals process concludes?
Common Questions
What school does McDaniel Crest feed into at the elementary level?
The most common elementary school assignment for McDaniel Crest is Lombardy Elementary School, part of the Brandywine School District. Lombardy serves grades K–5 and is located at 412 Foulk Road in Wilmington. Students typically progress to Springer Middle School and then Brandywine High School. School boundary assignments can change; buyers should confirm the current boundary directly with the Brandywine School District before closing.
Is there a mandatory HOA in McDaniel Crest?
The neighborhood is served by the McDaniel Civic Association (MCA), a voluntary civic organization — not a mandatory homeowners association with binding covenants. The MCA collects annual dues, distributes newsletters, and represents the community on local planning matters. Membership is activated by paying dues by January 1 of each year. Buyers should conduct a title search to confirm whether any deed-level restrictions apply to a specific parcel, as the MCA’s own bylaws describe a civic rather than covenant-enforcement structure.
How does the New Castle County property reassessment affect homes in McDaniel Crest?
New Castle County completed its first comprehensive property reassessment since 1983 in 2024, with new values assessed as of July 1, 2024. The reassessment — conducted by Tyler Technologies — is currently under active legislative review, with lawmakers noting methodological concerns and over 5,200 formal appeals filed countywide. McDaniel Crest homeowners and buyers should expect assessed values to differ materially from the 1983 base, and should confirm their specific parcel’s current assessed value and any pending appeal through New Castle County’s online parcel search tool before completing a purchase.
Items to Verify with Your Agent
A few specifics on this page are sourced from secondary aggregators or older filings. Confirm before relying:
- Approx Homes — The McDaniel Civic Association reports ‘almost 800 single-family homes and 20 apartments’ across the combined McDaniel Crest, McDaniel Heights, and Concord Manor area. No source isolates a home count for McDaniel Crest alone. A null is returned rather than propagating a combined-area figure as a Crest-only count.
- Builder — No single builder is documented. The community developed organically across the pre-WWII, WWII, and 1950s eras, with documented Sears catalog kit homes among the earliest structures. No named developer or tract builder has been identified for any phase.
- Hoa Name — The public records HOA status is listed as ‘Unknown.’ Research confirms the McDaniel Civic Association (MCA) exists, but it is a voluntary civic organization, not a mandatory HOA with recorded covenants. Whether any deed-level HOA or maintenance corporation exists for a specific parcel requires a title search.
- Lot Character Text — Lot sizes are inferred from individual public records (0.15–0.23 acres observed). No parcel-level GIS data or plat map was retrieved to confirm typical lot dimensions across the full subdivision.
School District
Mcdaniel Crest is served by the Brandywine School District. Buyers should verify current school assignments directly with the district.
View Brandywine School District Information
Sources Consulted
Public deed records · New Castle DE County Recorder · mcdanielcivicassociation.org · neighborhoodlink.com · neighborhoods.com · highrises.com · rosendalerealty.com · remaxeliterealestate.com · schooldigger.com · homes.com · en.wikipedia.org · newcastlede.gov · mydetax.com · housegop.delaware.gov · delawarepublic.org
Data refreshed: April 25, 2026 (median sold, appreciation, performance tiers, narratives) · Content reviewed: April 25, 2026 (overview, structural insight, FAQs)
The Cyr Team · 2418 neighborhoods · 4 counties · 33 years of public sales records