Brookside, DE vs Wilmington, DE

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

MetricBrookside, DEWilmington, DE
Population15,11571,727
Median Household Income$78,328$58,671
Median Rent$1,444/mo$1,224/mo
Median Home Value$279,700$231,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)103103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55.1%50.1%
Poverty Rate14.6%21.4%
Unemployment Rate4.7% (county)6.4%
Violent Crime Rate /100k147*1,152
Property Crime Rate /100k604*2,901
Median AQI4444
Good AQI Days /yr235235
Summer Highs86°F82°F
Winter Lows27°F26°F
Snowfall20 in/yr12 in/yr
Avg Commute25.3 min23.5 min
Hospitals—3
Avg Hospital Rating—3.5 / 5
Students per Teacher9.113
College Degree Rate29.1%33.1%
Foreign-Born %19.7%9.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+13.9%+3.7%

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.