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Highest median rent, Delaware cities · 2010

Delaware cities ranked by median gross rent (2010 ACS). This list covers the 20 cities in Delaware that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 20 is $955.

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The US Census Bureau caps reported median gross rent at $2,000 for 2010. 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 2000

01Hockessin, DEDE13,439$2,000+0%

02Pike Creek, DEDE7,129$1,538+94%

03Bear, DEDE22,370$1,280+84%

04Glasgow, DEDE15,546$1,163+36%

05Pike Creek Valley, DEDE12,431$1,050–

06Millsboro, DEDE7,890$980+106%

07Newark, DEDE30,359$975+43%

08Brookside, DEDE15,115$972+44%

09Edgemoor, DEDE6,349$961+48%

10Milford, DEDE14,723$955+76%

11New Castle, DEDE5,726$919+44%

12Dover, DEDE40,592$891+49%

13Claymont, DEDE8,786$889+48%

14Elsmere, DEDE6,196$889+46%

15Smyrna, DEDE13,340$888+78%

16Wilmington Manor, DEDE8,214$864+40%

17Wilmington, DEDE73,512$858+44%

18Middletown, DEDE25,798$832+70%

19Georgetown, DEDE8,291$772+59%

20Seaford, DEDE9,165$614+60%

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