Smyrna, DE vs Brookside, DE

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

MetricSmyrna, DEBrookside, DE
Population13,16515,115
Median Household Income$67,048$78,328
Median Rent$1,534/mo$1,444/mo
Median Home Value$291,400$279,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)98103
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income42.7%55.1%
Poverty Rate12.9%14.6%
Unemployment Rate5.3% (county)4.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k544147*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,012604*
Median AQI4144
Good AQI Days /yr276235
Summer Highs85°F86°F
Winter Lows30°F27°F
Snowfall13 in/yr20 in/yr
Avg Commute33.4 min25.3 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.69.1
College Degree Rate21.6%29.1%
Foreign-Born %6.6%19.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+3.5%+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.