Middletown, DE vs Brookside, DE

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

MetricMiddletown, DEBrookside, DE
Population24,66115,115
Median Household Income$112,831$78,328
Median Rent$1,583/mo$1,444/mo
Median Home Value$409,600$279,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)103103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income22.7%55.1%
Poverty Rate8.4%14.6%
Unemployment Rate4.3%4.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k186147*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,392604*
Median AQI4444
Good AQI Days /yr235235
Summer Highs86°F86°F
Winter Lows27°F27°F
Snowfall20 in/yr20 in/yr
Avg Commute30 min25.3 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14.69.1
College Degree Rate44%29.1%
Foreign-Born %10.7%19.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+11.2%+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.