The 10 Richest Cities In Delaware For 2024


The richest cities in Delaware are North Star and Hockessin for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

North Star, Hockessin, Pike Creek: These cities aren’t just some of the best places to live in Delaware. They are also home to some of the richest people in the First State.

North Star in particular houses the richest residents in the state thanks, in part, to a median household income of $165,179 and a ridiculously low poverty rate of 2.9390681003584227%.

If you’re thinking of moving to one of these towns, you’ll probably need to start saving. The richest places in Delaware share common characteristics such as having a genius level populous, sky high home prices, and a Pleasantville level of married couples.

How did we come up with these mega wealthy cities? We analyzed Census data from the 2018-2022 American Community Survey for the 30 places in Delaware with more than 3,000 people.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


Richest Cities In Delaware Map

For more on how we calculated the top ten, read on or skip to the end for the full list of the richest cities in Delaware.

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The 10 Richest Cities In Delaware For 2024

1. North Star

Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10

Population: 8,370
Median Income: $165,179
Median Home Values: $621,521
More on North Star: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

2. Hockessin

Hockessin, DE

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Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10

Population: 13,878
Median Income: $164,848
Median Home Values: $554,626
More on Hockessin: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

3. Pike Creek

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 6,975
Median Income: $129,614
Median Home Values: $486,966
More on Pike Creek: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

4. Lewes

Lewes, DE

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Overall SnackAbility

9
/10

Population: 3,339
Median Income: $87,458
Median Home Values: $574,392
More on Lewes: Data | Crime | Real Estate

5. Middl

Middl, DE

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Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 23,573
Median Income: $104,662
Median Home Values: $445,009
More on Middl: Data | Real Estate

6. Glasgow

Glasgow, DE

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Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 15,405
Median Income: $104,692
Median Home Values: $391,432
More on Glasgow: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

7. Rising Sun-Lebanon

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 4,060
Median Income: $78,205
Median Home Values: $500,177
More on Rising Sun-Lebanon: Data | Real Estate

8. Bear

Bear, DE

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Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 23,070
Median Income: $83,852
Median Home Values: $391,987
More on Bear: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

9. Clayton

Clayton, DE

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Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 3,978
Median Income: $98,367
Median Home Values: $369,829
More on Clayton: Data | Crime | Real Estate

10. Highland Acres

Overall SnackAbility

7
/10

Population: 3,892
Median Income: $104,762
Median Home Values: $345,928
More on Highland Acres: Data | Real Estate

Methodology: How We Determined The Richest Places In Delaware For 2024

Map Of The Richest Places To Live In Delaware
The first thing that comes to most people’s minds when they think about determining the richest places is simply identifying personal incomes. After all, rich people have really high salaries.

However, we don’t believe that one statistic wholly encompasses what it means to be one of the “richest places.” So we looked at this set of criteria from the newly released 2018-2022 American Community Survey and applied Saturday Night Science:

  • Median Home Values
  • Median Household Income

Median household income is the most digestible way to understand how rich a place is. And home values are a measure of wealth. The two combine to define a “Rich City.”

After we collected the data for all 30 places with more than 3,000 people in Delaware, we ranked each place from 1 to 30 for each of the criteria, with 1 being the richest.

We then averaged all the rankings for a place into a “Rich Score,” with the place having the lowest overall Rich Score, North Star, crowned the “Richest City In Delaware For 2024.”

The data has been updated for 2024. This is our tenth time ranking the wealthiest cities in Delaware.

You can skip to the end to see the rankings for all 30 places.

Summary: The Wealthiest Places In Delaware For 2024

Like we said earlier, when we set out to identify the richest places in Delaware, we weren’t sure what we’d encounter, but it ended up being some of the best places to live in Delaware.

The richest cities in Delaware are North Star, Hockessin, Pike Creek, Lewes, Middl, Glasgow, Rising Sun-Lebanon, Bear, Clayton, and Highland Acres.

When you look at the data, the cities and places mentioned above meet the criteria for being at the very top of the income ladder for everyone that lives there.

If you’re curious enough, here are the poorest cities in Delaware, according to data:

Poorest: Laurel
2nd Poorest: Seaford
3rd Poorest: Dover Base Housing

For more Delaware reading, check out:

Detailed List Of The Richest Cities In Delaware

Rank City RichScore Median Income Average Home Price
1 North Star 1.0 $165,179 $621,521
2 Hockessin 2.5 $164,848 $554,626
3 Pike Creek 4.0 $129,614 $486,966
4 Lewes 5.5 $87,458 $574,392
5 Middl 6.5 $104,662 $445,009
6 Glasgow 7.0 $104,692 $391,432
7 Rising Sun-Lebanon 8.0 $78,205 $500,177
8 Bear 9.5 $83,852 $391,987
9 Clayton 9.5 $98,367 $369,829
10 Highland Acres 9.5 $104,762 $345,928
11 Milton 12.0 $67,763 $451,950
12 Pike Creek Valley 13.0 $86,953 $344,705
13 Smyrna 13.5 $68,260 $381,842
14 Edgemoor 15.0 $70,672 $351,188
15 Millsboro 16.5 $64,622 $370,896
16 New Castle 17.0 $95,884 $256,759
17 Claymont 18.0 $72,840 $285,144
18 Newark 18.0 $67,738 $333,102
19 Camden 18.5 $60,549 $362,602
20 Brookside 21.0 $66,485 $296,877
21 Wilmington Manor 21.0 $72,432 $243,055
22 Elsmere 22.0 $70,773 $211,158
23 Milford 22.5 $53,472 $325,839
24 Dover 23.0 $54,438 $307,836
25 Wilmington 23.5 $54,731 $294,430
26 Georg 24.0 $47,238 $314,613
27 Harrington 25.0 $63,814 $243,428
28 Dover Base Housing 25.0 $67,174 $0
29 Seaford 26.0 $49,469 $284,380
30 Laurel 27.5 $42,710 $279,527
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

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