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Highest median rent, Delaware cities · 2000

Delaware cities ranked by median gross rent (2000 ACS). This list covers the 20 cities in Delaware that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 20 is $617.

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The US Census Bureau caps reported median gross rent at $2,000 for 2000. Places shown as “$2,000+” 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 1990

01Hockessin, DEDE13,439$2,000+–

02Glasgow, DEDE15,546$855–

03Pike Creek, DEDE7,129$791+26%

04Bear, DEDE22,370$697–

05Newark, DEDE30,359$681+28%

06Brookside, DEDE15,115$676+28%

07Edgemoor, DEDE6,349$651+13%

08New Castle, DEDE5,726$640+31%

09North Star, DEDE7,834$634–

10Wilmington Manor, DEDE8,214$617+41%

11Elsmere, DEDE6,196$609+40%

12Claymont, DEDE8,786$600+23%

13Dover, DEDE40,592$599+27%

14Wilmington, DEDE73,512$596+32%

15Milford, DEDE14,723$542+44%

16Smyrna, DEDE13,340$498+25%

17Middletown, DEDE25,798$490+51%

18Georgetown, DEDE8,291$487+38%

19Millsboro, DEDE7,890$475+37%

20Seaford, DEDE9,165$384+9%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS