These Are The 10 Smartest Cities In Delaware

We used data and science to determine the brainiacs around Delaware.

#1 - Newark

#1

#2 - Camden

#2

#3 - Bridgeville

#3

#4 - Middletown

#4

#5 - Clayton

#5

#6 - Dover

#6

#7 - Smyrna

#7

#8 - Milton

#8

#9 - New Castle

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#10 - Millsboro

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One of the many qualities that people look for in a potential location or company is the intelligence of those around them. This factor can play a huge role in one's experience at a particular company and can make or break an employee's time there.

So finding a city with an intelligent population makes sense for both companies and employees. That's where Zippia comes in; to help you identify those places in Delaware that might have skipped a grade... or two.

You may be wondering, "How does one determine how intelligent a town really is?"

Well we went to the source of all things demographic data - the census - to figure out what criteria about a place would identify it is a smart cookie.

We set upon the percentage of adults (over 25) with at least a college degree and the percentage of high school dropouts (aged 15-17) for the 20 largest cities in Delaware with data. We then crunched the numbers and were left with this set of the brightest cities in the First State:

Read on to see why these places got into a four-year college or skip to the end to see a full chart of all the places in our analysis. If you want to put your smarts to work, you can start your job seach with Zippia here.

How we determined the smartest places in the First State?

Before we could dive into the potential IQs of various places in Delaware, we needed to know which places to look at in the first place. We settled upon any place with over 2,000 people and data available for every criteria.

This left us with 20 places in Delaware.

We then looked at the following criteria to determine the cream from the crop when it comes to smarts:

Percentage of adults with at least a college education (Higher is smarter)
Percentage of teenagers that are high school dropouts (Lower is smarter)

Our data comes directly from the latest American Community Survey from the Census.

We thought this criteria was representative of the current state of smarts with the potential for a place to improve the education levels of the next generation. And, for reference, only about 30% of Americans over 25 have graduated from college.

In order to determine the smartest, we ranked all the cities for each criteria from one to 20 with one being the "smartest" in any category.

We took the average rank across the criteria, with the place posting the highest overall score being given the diploma for "Smartest City In Delaware".

If your city or town isn't among the top 10, jump down to the bottom of the post to see a detailed chart. Otherwise, learn more about how the top ten cities achieved their potential.

In the end, Newark ended up being the the smartest city in the First State.

1. Newark

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 32,740Adults /w BA+: 55.69% High School Dropout Rate: 0%

Newark graduated early and at the top of the class. It's taken the diploma as the smartest city in the state of Delaware with a 0% high school dropout rate and 55.69% of the population has a college degree.

2. Camden

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 3,501Adults /w BA+: 31.61% High School Dropout Rate: 0%

The silver finisher is Camden with 3,501 residents. With so few high school dropouts and 31.61% of the adult population with a college diploma they earned their spot here.

3. Bridgeville

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 2,364Adults /w BA+: 25.44% High School Dropout Rate: 0%

Our bronze finisher is the city of Bridgeville, DE. At a population of 2,364 and almost no high school dropouts the kids here are studying every night.

4. Middletown

Source: Flickr

Population: 19,744Adults /w BA+: 35.04% High School Dropout Rate: 2%

Middletown is pretty clever at #4. With a high school dropout rate of 2% and 35.04% of the population has a college diploma this little town is doing big things.

5. Clayton

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 3,034Adults /w BA+: 22.28% High School Dropout Rate: 0%

The residents of Clayton really are some of the brightest bulbs in the box with so few high school dropouts and 22.28% of adults have a diploma.

Come soak up some of the smarts here.

6. Dover

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 37,144Adults /w BA+: 28.85% High School Dropout Rate: 1%

Coming in at #6, Dover is making a big show of intelligence as only 1% of high school kids are dropping out early and 28.85% of the population has a college diploma.

7. Smyrna

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 10,904Adults /w BA+: 21.26% High School Dropout Rate: 0%

Smyrna should feel pretty great coming in at #7. They beat out plenty of competition to take their spot on the list of smartest cities with a dropout of rate of 0% and a solid amount of college educated adults.

8. Milton

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 2,717Adults /w BA+: 33.1% High School Dropout Rate: 6%

Milton is coming in at #8 with some pretty great numbers. An ultra low high school dropout rate and 33.1% of adults with a college diploma earns them a high rank on our list.

9. New Castle

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 5,371Adults /w BA+: 26.05% High School Dropout Rate: 2%

The residents of New Castle obviously have the keys to success in their pocket as they take the #9 spot on our list. At a population of 5,371 and very few high school dropouts this city is on the path to success in the classroom.

10. Millsboro

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 4,050Adults /w BA+: 14.82% High School Dropout Rate: 0%

Rounding out our list and coming in at #10 is the city of Millsboro, Delaware. With only 0% of the high school population not making it to graduation and 14.82% of the adult population having earned at least a college degree they deserve their spot on the list.

And that's how you graduate in style

There you have it folks, the 10 Smartest Cities in the state Delaware. They have the numbers to back it up so go ahead and visit them to soak up some of the smarts around town.

If you're curious enough, here are the least smart places in Delaware:

Georg
Laurel
Milford

Detailed List Of The Smartest Cities In Delaware

Rank	City
1	Newark
2	Camden
3	Bridgeville
4	Middletown
5	Clayton
6	Dover
7	Smyrna
8	Milton
9	New Castle
10	Millsboro
11	Townsend
12	Wilmington
13	Lewes
14	Selbyville
15	Harrington
16	Elsmere
17	Seaford
18	Milford
19	Laurel
20	Georg

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