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Delaware

Delaware local intelligence hub with statewide signal reads, city briefs, tract pages, and curated local context. Start here for the statewide pattern, then move into the specific markets shaping it.

Violent crime
5.4 / 1k
Violent crime has declined 16% since 2021.
Median income
$90,382
Median household income has increased 33% since 2019.
Market rent
$1,978
Market rent has increased 42% since 2019. Rent here is ZIP-derived market context.
Population
1,021,191
Delaware covered by 262 underlying areas.
Signals

What Delaware is signaling right now

Four scored signals show quality, momentum, safety, and investor upside without loading the full app payload.

Safety

43/100

Scores in the 43rd percentile for lower violent crime relative to its peer set. Higher scores indicate safer conditions based on the current violent-crime rate.

Momentum

50/100

Development activity lands around the 50th percentile once permit intensity is normalized by household base — a forward-looking signal for neighborhood improvement trajectory.

Quality

56/100

Retail discovery mix places this area around the 56th percentile — curated premium-versus-value retail tagging, openings, and category mix are used to summarize commercial quality.

Investor Upside

53/100

Forward-looking composite places this area in the 53rd percentile — a weighted blend of development momentum and retail quality signaling medium-term investment potential.

City intelligence

Delaware cities compared

11 largest indexed cities ranked by population with income, rent, and violent crime side-by-side. Open any city for the full hub.

#CityPopulationMedian IncomeMarket RentViolent Crime
1 Wilmington 234,059
$92,825
$1,789
9.6 / 1k
2 Millsboro 162,873
$76,685
$2,122
4.4 / 1k
3 Dover 146,270
$77,580
$1,716
8.8 / 1k
4 Newark 146,237
$95,950
$1,976
3.0 / 1k
5 Lewes 74,415
$85,941
$2,134
2.2 / 1k
6 Middletown 73,058
$132,069
$2,584
1.1 / 1k
7 New Castle 64,206
$76,785
$1,712
2.7 / 1k
8 Bear 46,621
$115,462
$2,222
9 Frederica 41,334
$74,891
$2,076
0.0 / 1k
10 Rehoboth Beach 18,338
$117,437
$2,535
6.4 / 1k
11 Claymont 13,780
$79,445
$1,621

Showing top 11 cities by population. Full directories remain available from city and ranking pages.

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