Brookside, DE vs Milford, DE

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

MetricBrookside, DEMilford, DE
Population15,11512,803
Median Household Income$78,328$59,464
Median Rent$1,444/mo$1,260/mo
Median Home Value$279,700$296,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)103—
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55.1%51.2%
Poverty Rate14.6%17.2%
Unemployment Rate4.7% (county)4.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k147*464
Property Crime Rate /100k604*2,615
Median AQI4439
Good AQI Days /yr235300
Summer Highs86°F85°F
Winter Lows27°F27°F
Snowfall20 in/yr13 in/yr
Avg Commute25.3 min23.3 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher9.116.7
College Degree Rate29.1%27.6%
Foreign-Born %19.7%15.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+13.9%+31.9%

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.