Dover, DE vs Brookside, DE

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

MetricDover, DEBrookside, DE
Population39,83715,115
Median Household Income$60,199$78,328
Median Rent$1,344/mo$1,444/mo
Median Home Value$258,900$279,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)98103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income57.2%55.1%
Poverty Rate15%14.6%
Unemployment Rate6.4%4.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k847147*
Property Crime Rate /100k5,801604*
Median AQI4144
Good AQI Days /yr276235
Summer Highs85°F86°F
Winter Lows30°F27°F
Snowfall13 in/yr20 in/yr
Avg Commute22.9 min25.3 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating2.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.69.1
College Degree Rate26.7%29.1%
Foreign-Born %10.9%19.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.8%+13.9%

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.