What is the median rent in Pike Creek, DE?

The median gross rent in Pike Creek, DE is $2,262 (±$226) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 306 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Pike Creek, the median gross rent went from $1,795 in 2015–2019 to $2,262 in 2020–2024 (+26.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$2,262 (±$226)
Rented homes
306 (±140)
$2,000 or more
71.9%
Since 2015–2019
+26.0%

How much rent costs in Pike Creek

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentPike CreekNew Castle CountyDelawareUnited States
Less than $5000.0% (±11.5 points)5.3%6.1%6.3%
$500 to $9990.0% (±11.5 points)10.3%14.0%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,4994.9% (±7.5 points)38.5%37.5%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,99923.2% (±18.9 points)30.1%28.4%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,49941.8% (±17.6 points)10.3%9.4%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,99930.1% (±22.6 points)3.2%2.8%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.0% (±11.5 points)2.2%1.9%6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 41.8% of renting households.

71.9% of rented homes in Pike Creek cost $2,000 or more a month.

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

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Pike CreekNew Castle CountyDelawareUnited States
Median gross rent$2,262 (±$226)$1,448 (±$22)$1,401 (±$16)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent306 (±140)67,046 (±2,017)103,496 (±2,212)42,849,984

In Pike Creek, 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 ranks 2 of 21 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 3 of 63.

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

How rent in Pike Creek has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$1,795 (±$100)$2,262 (±$226)+26.0%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent16.3% (±5.8 points)12.5% (±5.4 points)−3.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate10.2% (±12.6 points)0.0% (±10.5 points)−10.2 percentage pointsNot 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

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pike Creek
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Pike Creek—$2,262 (±$226)—
Pike Creek Valley1.4 mi$1,751 (±$73)Lower
Hockessin2.5 mi$3,500 or more—
Greenville5.2 mi$1,620 (±$148)Lower
London Britain Township5.2 mi$1,578 (±$253)Lower
Newport5.4 mi$1,188 (±$76)Lower
Elsmere5.4 mi$1,339 (±$123)Lower
New Garden Township5.6 mi$1,419 (±$238)Lower
Brookside5.7 mi$1,444 (±$109)Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Pike Creek Valley, DE ($1,751), Greenville, DE ($1,620), London Britain Township, PA ($1,578).

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

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Hockessin$3,500 or more
2Pike Creek$2,262 (±$226)
3Glasgow$2,039 (±$214)
4Bear$1,771 (±$73)
5Pike Creek Valley$1,751 (±$73)
6New Castle$1,739 (±$132)
7Newark$1,654 (±$89)
8Greenville$1,620 (±$148)

Showing 8 of 21 places in New Castle County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Pike Creek 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

What is the average rent in Pike Creek, DE?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Pike Creek is $2,262 (±$226) 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?

In Pike Creek, the median gross rent went from $1,795 in 2015–2019 to $2,262 in 2020–2024 (+26.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

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

71.9% of rented homes in Pike Creek have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

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

In Pike Creek, 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 CDP, Delaware (place:56490, 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.

Figures last updated on .

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