Middletown, DE vs Pike Creek Valley, DE

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

MetricMiddletown, DEPike Creek Valley, DE
Population24,66112,431
Median Household Income$112,831$102,434
Median Rent$1,583/mo$1,751/mo
Median Home Value$409,600$340,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)103103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income22.7%29.2%
Poverty Rate8.4%6.2%
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 min20.7 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14.613.5
College Degree Rate44%50.7%
Foreign-Born %10.7%10.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+11.2%+9.1%

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 Pike Creek Valley (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.