Pennsville, NJ vs Brookside, DE

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

MetricPennsville, NJBrookside, DE
Population12,23315,115
Median Household Income$76,032$78,328
Median Rent$1,252/mo$1,444/mo
Median Home Value$207,600$279,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)103103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income57.2%55.1%
Poverty Rate12.5%14.6%
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°F86°F
Winter Lows28°F27°F
Snowfall20 in/yr20 in/yr
Avg Commute24.8 min25.3 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher11.39.1
College Degree Rate21.9%29.1%
Foreign-Born %2.8%19.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+9.6%+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.