Brookside, DE vs Dover, DE

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBrookside, DEDover, DE
Population15,11539,837
Median Household Income$78,328$60,199
Median Rent$1,444/mo$1,344/mo
Median Home Value$279,700$258,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)10398
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55.1%57.2%
Poverty Rate14.6%15%
Unemployment Rate4.7% (county)6.4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k147*847
Property Crime Rate /100k604*5,801
Median AQI4441
Good AQI Days /yr235276
Summer Highs86°F85°F
Winter Lows27°F30°F
Snowfall20 in/yr13 in/yr
Avg Commute25.3 min22.9 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher8.718.5
College Degree Rate29.1%26.7%
Foreign-Born %19.7%10.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+13.9%+2.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Brookside (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.