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Highest median rent, Delaware cities · 2020

Delaware cities ranked by median gross rent (2023 ACS). This list covers the 21 cities in Delaware that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS 2000

01Hockessin, DEDE13,439$1,924−4%

02Pike Creek, DEDE7,129$1,798+127%

03North Star, DEDE7,834$1,479+133%

04Bear, DEDE22,370$1,430+105%

05Glasgow, DEDE15,546$1,381+62%

06New Castle, DEDE5,726$1,356+112%

07Middletown, DEDE25,798$1,311+168%

08Pike Creek Valley, DEDE12,431$1,286–

09Newark, DEDE30,359$1,282+88%

10Brookside, DEDE15,115$1,246+84%

11Millsboro, DEDE7,890$1,237+160%

12Smyrna, DEDE13,340$1,183+138%

13Edgemoor, DEDE6,349$1,153+77%

14Claymont, DEDE8,786$1,117+86%

15Georgetown, DEDE8,291$1,088+123%

16Elsmere, DEDE6,196$1,083+78%

17Dover, DEDE40,592$1,066+78%

18Wilmington, DEDE73,512$1,030+73%

19Wilmington Manor, DEDE8,214$1,013+64%

20Milford, DEDE14,723$1,003+85%

21Seaford, DEDE9,165$868+126%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES