Pennsville, NJ vs Bear, DE

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

MetricPennsville, NJBear, DE
Population12,23322,370
Median Household Income$76,032$91,687
Median Rent$1,252/mo$1,771/mo
Median Home Value$207,600$304,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)103103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income57.2%43.3%
Poverty Rate12.5%8.7%
Unemployment Rate6.8% (county)4.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k194147*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,109604*
Median AQI—44
Good AQI Days /yr—235
Summer Highs85°F85°F
Winter Lows28°F28°F
Snowfall20 in/yr20 in/yr
Avg Commute24.8 min24.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher11.312.2
College Degree Rate21.9%32.5%
Foreign-Born %2.8%22.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+9.6%+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.