Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Pennsylvania instead of Delaware, you would:
Health
be 10.4% less likely to be obese
In Delaware, 38.4% of adults are obese as of 2022. In Pennsylvania, that number is 34.4% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 27.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Delaware, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Pennsylvania, that number is 3.7% as of 2025.
be 14.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Delaware, 9.9% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Pennsylvania, however, that number is 11.3% as of 2023.
make 23.6% less money
Delaware has a GDP per capita of $80,523 as of 2024, while in Pennsylvania, the GDP per capita is $61,506 as of 2024.
Safety
be 28.6% less likely to be a victim of violent crime
Delaware has a violent crime rate of 370 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Pennsylvania, that number is 264 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 14.4% less likely to be a victim of property crime
Delaware has a property crime rate of 1,831 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Pennsylvania, that number is 1,567 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Housing & Income
pay 26.4% less for a home
The median home value in Delaware is $326,800 as of 2023, compared to $240,500 in Pennsylvania as of 2023.
pay 13.3% less in rent
The median monthly gross rent in Delaware is $1,341 as of 2023, while in Pennsylvania, it is $1,162 as of 2023.
Lifestyle
live in an area that is 45.2% less densely populated
Delaware has a population density of 204.8 people per sq km as of 2023. In Pennsylvania, that number is 112.2 people per sq km as of 2023.
be 12.8% more likely to smoke
In Delaware, 14.9% of adults smoke as of 2022. In Pennsylvania, that number is 16.8% as of 2022.
be 28.3% less likely to have a foreign-born neighbor
In Delaware, 4.6% of the population was born outside the US as of 2023. In Pennsylvania, that number is 3.3% as of 2023.
Sources: US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (2023), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), OECD Regional Demography (2023). How we calculate this
