Newark, DE vs Bear, DE

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

MetricNewark, DEBear, DE
Population30,33022,370
Median Household Income$76,912$91,687
Median Rent$1,654/mo$1,771/mo
Median Home Value$382,500$304,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)103103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income59.3%43.3%
Poverty Rate27.7%8.7%
Unemployment Rate5.9%4.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k299147*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,735604*
Median AQI4444
Good AQI Days /yr235235
Summer Highs86°F85°F
Winter Lows27°F28°F
Snowfall20 in/yr20 in/yr
Avg Commute19 min24.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.912.2
College Degree Rate58.2%32.5%
Foreign-Born %12.9%22.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.9%+8.4%

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