State place rankings

Best Places in Delaware

Compare places by General Quality score or population. Each place links to its sourced facts, scores, and local summary.

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Hockessin, DE
Census-designated place
General Quality
Population
13,439
Median home value
$568,800
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Pike Creek, DE
Census-designated place
General Quality
Population
7,129
Median home value
$422,500
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Middletown, DE
Town
General Quality
Population
25,798
Median home value
$409,600
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Greenville, DE
Census-designated place
General Quality
Population
3,713
Median home value
$1,062,500
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Pike Creek Valley, DE
Census-designated place
General Quality
Population
12,431
Median home value
$340,300
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North Star, DE
Census-designated place
General Quality
Population
7,834
Median home value
$583,700
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Claymont, DE
Census-designated place
General Quality
Population
8,786
Median home value
$276,600
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Bellefonte, DE
Town
General Quality
Population
1,313
Median home value
$289,500
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Ardentown, DE
Village
General Quality
Population
257
Median home value
$400,000
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Odessa, DE
Town
General Quality
Population
360
Median home value
$348,400
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Henlopen Acres, DE
Town
General Quality
Population
159
Median home value
$2,000,001
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Ardencroft, DE
Village
General Quality
Population
232
Median home value
$432,100
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New Castle, DE
City
General Quality
Population
5,726
Median home value
$285,100
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Rehoboth Beach, DE
City
General Quality
Population
1,309
Median home value
$1,486,100
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Townsend, DE
Town
General Quality
Population
2,985
Median home value
$465,100
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Edgemoor, DE
Census-designated place
General Quality
Population
6,349
Median home value
$290,400
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Arden, DE
Village
General Quality
Population
442
Median home value
$479,400
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Newark, DE
City
General Quality
Population
30,359
Median home value
$382,500
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Wilmington Manor, DE
Census-designated place
General Quality
Population
8,214
Median home value
$240,600
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Dewey Beach, DE
Town
General Quality
Population
416
Median home value
$961,300
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Glasgow, DE
Census-designated place
General Quality
Population
15,546
Median home value
$373,900
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Bear, DE
Census-designated place
General Quality
Population
22,370
Median home value
$304,800
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Bethany Beach, DE
Town
General Quality
Population
1,104
Median home value
$720,900
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South Bethany, DE
Town
General Quality
Population
538
Median home value
$955,200
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Brookside, DE
Census-designated place
General Quality
Population
15,115
Median home value
$279,700
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How this list is ranked

Places are ordered by General Quality score. General Quality is a balanced livability composite spanning safety, affordability, healthcare, climate, education, jobs, mobility, outdoors, taxes, and other core factors.

General Quality methodology

Largest to smallest

Population-ranked places

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Wilmington, DE
City
Population
73,512
Median home value
$231,400
Median rent
$1,224
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Dover, DE
City
Population
40,592
Median home value
$258,900
Median rent
$1,344
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Newark, DE
City
Population
30,359
Median home value
$382,500
Median rent
$1,654
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Middletown, DE
Town
Population
25,798
Median home value
$409,600
Median rent
$1,583
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Bear, DE
Census-designated place
Population
22,370
Median home value
$304,800
Median rent
$1,771
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Glasgow, DE
Census-designated place
Population
15,546
Median home value
$373,900
Median rent
$2,039
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Brookside, DE
Census-designated place
Population
15,115
Median home value
$279,700
Median rent
$1,444
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Milford, DE
City
Population
14,723
Median home value
$296,900
Median rent
$1,260
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Hockessin, DE
Census-designated place
Population
13,439
Median home value
$568,800
Median rent
$3,501
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Smyrna, DE
Town
Population
13,340
Median home value
$291,400
Median rent
$1,534
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Pike Creek Valley, DE
Census-designated place
Population
12,431
Median home value
$340,300
Median rent
$1,751
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Seaford, DE
City
Population
9,165
Median home value
$224,300
Median rent
$1,176
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Claymont, DE
Census-designated place
Population
8,786
Median home value
$276,600
Median rent
$1,306
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Georgetown, DE
Town
Population
8,291
Median home value
$281,400
Median rent
$1,410
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Wilmington Manor, DE
Census-designated place
Population
8,214
Median home value
$240,600
Median rent
$1,155
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Millsboro, DE
Town
Population
7,890
Median home value
$332,600
Median rent
$1,277
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North Star, DE
Census-designated place
Population
7,834
Median home value
$583,700
Median rent
Not available
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Pike Creek, DE
Census-designated place
Population
7,129
Median home value
$422,500
Median rent
$2,262
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Edgemoor, DE
Census-designated place
Population
6,349
Median home value
$290,400
Median rent
$1,438
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Elsmere, DE
Town
Population
6,196
Median home value
$225,800
Median rent
$1,339
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New Castle, DE
City
Population
5,726
Median home value
$285,100
Median rent
$1,739
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Laurel, DE
Town
Population
4,557
Median home value
$230,300
Median rent
$1,056
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Clayton, DE
Town
Population
4,527
Median home value
$361,300
Median rent
$1,621
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Camden, DE
Town
Population
4,176
Median home value
$300,100
Median rent
$1,836
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Rising Sun-Lebanon, DE
Census-designated place
Population
4,163
Median home value
$389,900
Median rent
$1,755
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How this list is ranked

Places are ordered by their latest available population estimate. Incorporated places and census-designated places are both eligible when they appear in the published location data.

U.S. Census Population Estimates Program

Annual Census population estimates are used where available; ACS place estimates fill coverage gaps.