RANKING · 2024 ACS · 21 SHOWN OF 21

Fastest gentrifying, Delaware cities

Delaware cities ranked by the CensusEasy Gentrification Score, blending a decade of growth in real income, real home value, and college attainment. Higher means faster upmarket change. This list covers the 21 cities in Delaware that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 21 is 39.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGENTRIFICATION SCOREVS 2000

01Middletown, DEDE25,79864–

02Millsboro, DEDE7,89063–

03Bear, DEDE22,37059–

04Milford, DEDE14,72350–

05Brookside, DEDE15,11549–

06Wilmington Manor, DEDE8,21449–

07Wilmington, DEDE73,51246–

08Claymont, DEDE8,78645–

09Pike Creek Valley, DEDE12,43141–

10Newark, DEDE30,35940–

11North Star, DEDE7,83439–

12Hockessin, DEDE13,43935–

13New Castle, DEDE5,72635–

14Edgemoor, DEDE6,34935–

15Smyrna, DEDE13,34034–

16Elsmere, DEDE6,19632–

17Glasgow, DEDE15,54628–

18Seaford, DEDE9,16526–

19Dover, DEDE40,59223–

20Georgetown, DEDE8,29123–

21Pike Creek, DEDE7,12921–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES