What is the median rent in Pike Creek Valley, DE?

Name: Median rent in Pike Creek Valley, DE, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Pike Creek Valley, DE is $1,751 (±$73) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,986 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Pike Creek Valley, the median gross rent went from $1,229 in 2015–2019 to $1,751 in 2020–2024 (+42.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,751 (±$73)
Rented homes: 1,986 (±274)
$2,000 or more: 26.5%
Since 2015–2019: +42.5%

How much rent costs in Pike Creek Valley

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Pike Creek Valley	New Castle County	Delaware	United States
Less than $500	1.1% (±1.8 points)	5.3%	6.1%	6.3%
$500 to $999	7.3% (±5.3 points)	10.3%	14.0%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	17.9% (±7.7 points)	38.5%	37.5%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	47.3% (±10.9 points)	30.1%	28.4%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	22.4% (±8.9 points)	10.3%	9.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	2.2% (±2.7 points)	3.2%	2.8%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.9% (±2.2 points)	2.2%	1.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 47.3% of renting households.

26.5% of rented homes in Pike Creek Valley cost $2,000 or more a month.

Pike Creek Valley against New Castle County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pike Creek Valley	New Castle County	Delaware	United States
Median gross rent	$1,751 (±$73)	$1,448 (±$22)	$1,401 (±$16)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,986 (±274)	67,046 (±2,017)	103,496 (±2,212)	42,849,984

In Pike Creek Valley, median gross rent is higher than in New Castle County ($1,448).

It is also higher than in Delaware ($1,401).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In New Castle County, Pike Creek Valley ranks 5 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 10 of 63.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Pike Creek Valley has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,229 (±$50)	$1,751 (±$73)	+42.5%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	41.5% (±4.6 points)	38.3% (±5.7 points)	−3.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	3.9% (±4.2 points)	0.0% (±1.8 points)	−3.9 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Pike Creek Valley

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pike Creek Valley
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Pike Creek Valley	—	$1,751 (±$73)	—
Pike Creek	1.4 mi	$2,262 (±$226)	Higher
Hockessin	3.9 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Brookside	4.4 mi	$1,444 (±$109)	Lower
Newark	4.8 mi	$1,654 (±$89)	Not measurably different
Newport	5.1 mi	$1,188 (±$76)	Lower
London Britain Township	5.2 mi	$1,578 (±$253)	Not measurably different
Elsmere	5.5 mi	$1,339 (±$123)	Lower
Greenville	5.9 mi	$1,620 (±$148)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Brookside, DE ($1,444), Newport, DE ($1,188), Elsmere, DE ($1,339).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pike Creek, DE ($2,262).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across New Castle County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
1	Hockessin	$3,500 or more
2	Pike Creek	$2,262 (±$226)
3	Glasgow	$2,039 (±$214)
4	Bear	$1,771 (±$73)
5	Pike Creek Valley	$1,751 (±$73)
6	New Castle	$1,739 (±$132)
7	Newark	$1,654 (±$89)
8	Greenville	$1,620 (±$148)
9	Middletown	$1,583 (±$184)
10 (tie)	Bellefonte	$1,511 (±$256)
10 (tie)	Delaware City	$1,511 (±$213)

Showing 11 of 21 places in New Castle County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Pike Creek Valley is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Pike Creek Valley

What is the average rent in Pike Creek Valley, DE?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Pike Creek Valley is $1,751 (±$73) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Pike Creek Valley?

In Pike Creek Valley, the median gross rent went from $1,229 in 2015–2019 to $1,751 in 2020–2024 (+42.5%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Pike Creek Valley cost more than $2,000 a month?

26.5% of rented homes in Pike Creek Valley have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 1.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Pike Creek Valley higher than in New Castle County?

In Pike Creek Valley, median gross rent is higher than in New Castle County ($1,448).

It is also higher than in Delaware ($1,401).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Pike Creek Valley CDP, Delaware (place:56500, in state:10).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.