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Least affordable housing, Delaware cities · 2020

Delaware cities ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2020 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 21 cities in Delaware that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

01Georgetown, DEDE8,2915.3+9%

02Newark, DEDE30,3594.6−17%

03Milford, DEDE14,7234.3+1%

04Millsboro, DEDE7,8904.2−19%

05Wilmington, DEDE73,5123.8−18%

06Edgemoor, DEDE6,3493.8−1%

07Dover, DEDE40,5923.8−10%

08Claymont, DEDE8,7863.7−2%

09Smyrna, DEDE13,3403.5−8%

10Brookside, DEDE15,1153.5−6%

11Pike Creek Valley, DEDE12,4313.3−17%

12Middletown, DEDE25,7983.2−19%

13Seaford, DEDE9,1653.2−35%

14North Star, DEDE7,8343.1−5%

15Hockessin, DEDE13,4393.0−17%

16Glasgow, DEDE15,5462.9−5%

17Wilmington Manor, DEDE8,2142.9−13%

18New Castle, DEDE5,7262.9−24%

19Bear, DEDE22,3702.9−10%

20Elsmere, DEDE6,1962.9−22%

21Pike Creek, DEDE7,1292.8−14%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS