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Most Urban Cities in Delaware

Densely populated city centers with the largest urban footprints.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Density · 65% Population · 35%

Top 12 Most Urban Cities in Delaware

Ranked by composite score across 2 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 84.7
Wilmington, DE
71,124 residents
Density 6,525
Population 71,124
#2
Score 65.2
Bellefonte, DE
1,507 residents
Density 8,372
Population 1,507
#3
Score 49.9
Elsmere, DE
6,189 residents
Density 6,252
Population 6,189
#4
Score 39.9
Wilmington Manor, DE
8,030 residents
Density 4,926
Population 8,030
#5
Score 38.7
Bear, DE
22,604 residents
Density 3,911
Population 22,604
#6
Score 36.6
Newark, DE
30,309 residents
Density 3,201
Population 30,309
#7
Score 36.6
Claymont, DE
9,543 residents
Density 4,439
Population 9,543
#8
Score 35.6
Pike Creek Valley, DE
11,992 residents
Density 4,178
Population 11,992
#9
Score 35.2
Brookside, DE
15,262 residents
Density 3,934
Population 15,262
#10
Score 29.9
Dover Base Housing, DE
3,026 residents
Density 4,035
Population 3,026
#11
Score 28.4
Dover, DE
39,491 residents
Density 1,658
Population 39,491
#12
Score 27.1
Edgemoor, DE
6,671 residents
Density 3,474
Population 6,671

Full Ranking, Delaware

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1 Wilmington DE 84.7
2 Bellefonte DE 65.2
3 Elsmere DE 49.9
4 Wilmington Manor DE 39.9
5 Bear DE 38.7
6 Newark DE 36.6
7 Claymont DE 36.6
8 Pike Creek Valley DE 35.6
9 Brookside DE 35.2
10 Dover Base Housing DE 29.9
11 Dover DE 28.4
12 Edgemoor DE 27.1
13 Middletown DE 21.7
14 Kent Acres DE 21
15 Pike Creek DE 20.7
16 Smyrna DE 18.3
17 Townsend DE 18.2
18 Highland Acres DE 17.1
19 Newport DE 16.9
20 Glasgow DE 16.4
21 Greenwood DE 14.7
22 Clayton DE 14.4
23 Rodney Village DE 14.1
24 Hockessin DE 13
25 Seaford DE 12.5
26 Milton DE 12.1
27 Blades DE 11.4
28 Milford DE 11.3
29 Georgetown DE 11
30 New Castle DE 10.8
31 Millsboro DE 10.1
32 Wyoming DE 10
33 Laurel DE 9.1
34 North Star DE 9
35 Harrington DE 8.4
36 Felton DE 7.3
37 Rising Sun-Lebanon DE 6.8
38 Delmar DE 6.5
39 Camden DE 5.8
40 Greenville DE 5.7
41 Rehoboth Beach DE 5.4
42 St. Georges DE 5.1
43 Delaware City DE 4.7
44 Ocean View DE 4.5
45 Cheswold DE 4.1
46 Woodside East DE 3.9
47 Lewes DE 3.4
48 Dagsboro DE 3.4
49 Long Neck DE 3.2
50 Selbyville DE 2.9

Wilmington, DE tops the list with a composite score of 84.7 out of 100, followed by Bellefonte and Elsmere. DE dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for most urban.

Rankings combine 2 independent metrics: Density, Population. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to most urban, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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