Bear DE
According to legend, the name “Bear” stems from a tavern located along the road from Wilmington to Dover whose sign pictured a large bear. An unincorporated collection of communities south of Wilmington and in New Castle County, Bear is home to over 18,000 people. Real estate options consist of single-family detached homes, condominiums and townhouses as well as land for custom building. This suburban area in the “First County of the First State,” was originally a small crossroads, a rural area that supported small farms growing corn and raising cattle. In the 1980s and 1990s, Bear began to grow and become home to new developments and commercial areas. The Bear and New Castle County areas are home to a treasure trove of history, including many museums, such as the Delaware Art Museum, the Delaware History Museum and Rockwood Mansion Park. Originally built in the mid-19th century, Rockwood Mansion offers a Victorian house museum, ghost tours and over two miles of lighted trails that connect to the Northern Delaware Greenway. Nearby Wilmington also has its share of attractions, such as shopping and browsing art galleries on the Riverfront, visiting the first permanent settlement in Delaware Valley, Fort Christina, or dining at one of hundreds of mouth-watering restaurants. From Bear and the New Castle County area, you are also in the center of the East’s most exciting cities; from here, it is only 100 miles to New York City or Washington, D.C., and only 30 minutes to Philadelphia and 90 minutes to Baltimore and Atlantic City.
Condominiums and townhomes are available in the Bear area from the mid-$100,000s to the mid-$300,000s and up. Many appealing amenities are available, including central air conditioning, hardwood floors, multi-car garages, sun rooms, kitchen islands, security features, walk-in closets, decks, vaulted ceilings, skylights, tile flooring, hot tubs, whirlpool tubs, patios and bay windows. Many single-family detached homes are available from the mid-$100,000s to the mid-$500,000s and more. Properties can be found in many communities, including Antrim, Calvarese Farms, Meridian Crossing, Sylvan Park, Meadow Glen, Willow Oak Farms and Mariners Watch. Homes are available in a variety of attractive styles, including colonial, traditional, contemporary and ranch. Many fantastic amenities are available, including central air conditioning, fireplaces, multi-car garages, hot tubs, ceiling fans, sun rooms, kitchen islands, pantries, walk-in closets, vaulted ceilings, skylights, security features, tile flooring, whirlpool tubs, decks, large lots, double ovens, in-law suites, swimming pools, community amenities and lofts. Land for custom building is extremely limited, as is farm land.
