Rankings

Best Places to Live in Delaware

86 cities ranked by livability score (crime + housing + schools + cost of living).

Best Places to Live in Delaware (2026)

Rank	City	Livability	Population	Median Price
#1	Dover, DE	50	131,461	$0
#2	Wilmington, DE	50	71,727	$0
#3	Newark, DE	50	30,330	$0
#4	Middletown, DE	50	24,661	$0
#5	Bear, DE	50	22,370	$0
#6	Glasgow, DE	50	15,546	$0
#7	Brookside, DE	50	15,115	$0
#8	Camden Wyoming, DE	50	14,061	$0
#9	Hockessin, DE	50	13,439	$0
#10	Smyrna, DE	50	13,165	$0
#11	Milford, DE	50	12,803	$0
#12	Pike Creek Valley, DE	50	12,431	$0
#13	Claymont, DE	50	8,786	$0
#14	Seaford, DE	50	8,485	$0
#15	Wilmington Manor, DE	50	8,214	$0
#16	North Star, DE	50	7,834	$0
#17	Georgetown, DE	50	7,660	$0
#18	Millsboro, DE	50	7,424	$0
#19	Pike Creek, DE	50	7,129	$0
#20	Edgemoor, DE	50	6,349	$0
#21	Elsmere, DE	50	6,203	$0
#22	New Castle, DE	50	5,579	$0
#23	Clayton, DE	50	4,222	$0
#24	Rising Sun-Lebanon, DE	50	4,163	$0
#25	Laurel, DE	50	4,152	$0
#26	Camden, DE	50	4,106	$0
#27	Harrington, DE	50	3,838	$0
#28	Highland Acres, DE	50	3,752	$0
#29	Greenville, DE	50	3,713	$0
#30	Milton, DE	50	3,567	$0
#31	Lewes, DE	50	3,505	$0
#32	Selbyville, DE	50	3,097	$0
#33	Dover Base Housing, DE	50	2,962	$0
#34	Ocean View, DE	50	2,851	$0
#35	Townsend, DE	50	2,832	$0
#36	Bridgeville, DE	50	2,745	$0
#37	Riverview, DE	50	2,596	$0
#38	Millville, DE	50	2,430	$0
#39	Delmar, DE	50	2,412	$0
#40	Kent Acres, DE	50	2,388	$0
#41	Woodside East, DE	50	2,274	$0
#42	Harbeson, DE	50	2,245	$0
#43	Long Neck, DE	50	2,161	$0
#44	Cheswold, DE	50	2,143	$0
#45	Wyoming, DE	50	2,000	$0
#46	Delaware City, DE	50	1,950	$0
#47	Lincoln, DE	50	1,873	$0
#48	Greenwood, DE	50	1,564	$0
#49	St. Georges, DE	50	1,530	$0
#50	Marydel, DE	50	1,418	$0
#51	Bellefonte, DE	50	1,388	$0
#52	Dagsboro, DE	50	1,376	$0
#53	Rehoboth Beach, DE	50	1,370	$0
#54	Rodney Village, DE	50	1,331	$0
#55	Felton, DE	50	1,294	$0
#56	Frankford, DE	50	1,215	$0
#57	Blades, DE	50	1,071	$0
#58	Frederica, DE	50	1,062	$0
#59	Bethany Beach, DE	50	905	$0
#60	Newport, DE	50	900	$0
#61	Ellendale, DE	50	760	$0
#62	Arden, DE	50	627	$0
#63	Port Penn, DE	50	592	$0
#64	South Bethany, DE	50	545	$0
#65	Woodside, DE	50	475	$0
#66	Houston, DE	50	456	$0
#67	Odessa, DE	50	409	$0
#68	Slaughter Beach, DE	50	408	$0
#69	Fenwick Island, DE	50	401	$0
#70	Bethel, DE	50	375	$0
#71	Kenton, DE	50	355	$0
#72	Dewey Beach, DE	50	351	$0
#73	Magnolia, DE	50	274	$0
#74	Bowers, DE	50	270	$0
#75	Ardentown, DE	50	233	$0
#76	Ardencroft, DE	50	213	$0
#77	Farmington, DE	50	201	$0
#78	Hartly, DE	50	199	$0
#79	Leipsic, DE	50	191	$0
#80	Saint Georges, DE	50	186	$0
#81	Viola, DE	50	178	$0
#82	Henlopen Acres, DE	50	176	$0
#83	Little Creek, DE	50	141	$0
#84	Yorklyn, DE	50	127	$0
#85	Rockland, DE	50	89	$0
#86	Dover Afb, DE	50	44	$0

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Dover, DEScore: 50 Wilmington, DEScore: 50 Newark, DEScore: 50 Middletown, DEScore: 50 Bear, DEScore: 50 Glasgow, DEScore: 50 Brookside, DEScore: 50 Camden Wyoming, DEScore: 50 Hockessin, DEScore: 50 Smyrna, DEScore: 50 Milford, DEScore: 50 Pike Creek Valley, DEScore: 50 Claymont, DEScore: 50 Seaford, DEScore: 50 Wilmington Manor, DEScore: 50