So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in Delaware who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in Delaware, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the First State:
- New Castle (Photos)
- Elsmere (Photos)
- Seaford (Photos)
- Milford (Photos)
- Smyrna (Photos)
- Newark (Photos)
- Dover (Photos)
- Wilmington (Photos)
As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in Delaware. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in Delaware in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?
In order to rank the best places in Delaware in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in Delaware have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.
How we crunched the numbers
We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:
- Number of parks per capita
- Number of museums per capita
- Number of churches per capita
- Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita
If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in Delaware.
1. New Castle
Population: 5,346
Parks Per 1,000 People: 10.66
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.74
Churches Per 1,000 People: 11.22
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 3.18
2. Elsmere
Population: 6,149
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.76
Museums Per 1,000 People: 4.23
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.76
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.6
3. Seaford
Population: 7,163
Parks Per 1,000 People: 1.81
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.7
Churches Per 1,000 People: 8.38
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 3.49
4. Milford
Population: 9,882
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.53
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.51
Churches Per 1,000 People: 6.07
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 1.62
5. Smyrna
Population: 10,681
Parks Per 1,000 People: 1.87
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.84
Churches Per 1,000 People: 5.62
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.66
6. Newark
Population: 32,278
Parks Per 1,000 People: 1.61
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.28
Churches Per 1,000 People: 1.83
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.56
7. Dover
Population: 36,826
Parks Per 1,000 People: 0.87
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.35
Churches Per 1,000 People: 1.63
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.22
8. Wilmington
Population: 71,263
Parks Per 1,000 People: 0.84
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.31
Churches Per 1,000 People: 0.84
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.34
There You Have It
If you’re looking at communities in Delaware where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in Delaware with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.
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Detailed List Of The Best Places In Delaware To Catch Pokemon
| Rank | City |
|---|---|
| 1 | New Castle |
| 2 | Elsmere |
| 3 | Seaford |
| 4 | Milford |
| 5 | Smyrna |
| 6 | Newark |
| 7 | Dover |
| 8 | Wilmington |