Metro area · CBSA 20100
Dover
The Dover, DE metro area has 187,604 people. Median rent is $1,354, 21.8% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Kent County at $1,629. Of the 17 places we track here, Cheswold has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$74,477
Median home value
$316,600
Unemployment
5.8%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,629
HUD, Kent County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | 39,837 | $1,344 | 26.8% |
| Smyrna | 13,165 | $1,534 | 27.5% |
| Milford | 12,803 | $1,260 | 25.4% |
| Clayton | 4,222 | $1,621 | 18.1% |
| Rising Sun-Lebanon | 4,163 | $1,755 | 18.6% |
| Camden | 4,106 | $1,836 | 34.8% |
| Harrington | 3,838 | $1,277 | 21.1% |
| Highland Acres | 3,752 | $1,583 | 18.6% |
| Dover Base Housing | 2,962 | $2,139 | 31.2% |
| Riverview | 2,596 | $1,354 | 17.4% |
| Kent Acres | 2,388 | $1,574 | 20.6% |
| Woodside East | 2,274 | $891 | 17.5% |
| Cheswold | 2,143 | $880 | 12.2% |
| Wyoming | 2,000 | $1,558 | 26.9% |
| Rodney Village | 1,331 | $1,338 | 36.9% |
| Felton | 1,294 | $848 | 17.0% |
| Frederica | 1,062 | $1,203 | 17.8% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.