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Highest median rent, Delaware cities

Delaware cities ranked by median gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 20 cities in Delaware that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 20 is $1,444.

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The US Census Bureau caps reported median gross rent at $3,500 for 2024. Places shown as “$3,500+” exceed that ceiling by an amount the Census does not publish, so their exact values (and the order among them) cannot be distinguished.

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Hockessin, DEDE13,439$3,500++75%

02Pike Creek, DEDE7,129$2,262+186%

03▲2Glasgow, DEDE15,546$2,039+138%

04Bear, DEDE22,370$1,771+154%

05▲3Pike Creek Valley, DEDE12,431$1,751–

06New Castle, DEDE5,726$1,739+172%

07▲2Newark, DEDE30,359$1,654+143%

08▼1Middletown, DEDE25,798$1,583+223%

09▲3Smyrna, DEDE13,340$1,534+208%

10Brookside, DEDE15,115$1,444+114%

11▲2Edgemoor, DEDE6,349$1,438+121%

12▲3Georgetown, DEDE8,291$1,410+190%

13▲4Dover, DEDE40,592$1,344+124%

14▲2Elsmere, DEDE6,196$1,339+120%

15▼1Claymont, DEDE8,786$1,306+118%

16▼5Millsboro, DEDE7,890$1,277+169%

17▲3Milford, DEDE14,723$1,260+132%

18Wilmington, DEDE73,512$1,224+105%

19▲2Seaford, DEDE9,165$1,176+206%

20▼1Wilmington Manor, DEDE8,214$1,155+87%

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