| City | Population | Rank | Population 18-34 Rank | Nightlife Rank | Music Venues Rank | Active Life Rank | Arts & Entertainment Rank | Fast Food Rank | Non-Fast Food Restautant Rank | Population Density Rank | Big Deal Score |
| Wilmington | 70,851 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Newark | 31,454 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| Elsmere | 6,131 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Smyrna | 10,023 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 7.5 |
| Dover | 36,047 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 8.13 |
| Pike Creek Valley | 11,217 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 8.25 |
| New Castle | 5,285 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 8.38 |
| Hockessin | 13,527 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 8.75 |
| Bear | 19,371 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8.88 |
| Middletown | 18,871 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 9.38 |
| Brookside | 14,353 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9.5 |
| Wilmington Manor | 7,889 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 9.5 |
| Glasgow | 14,303 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9.63 |
| Claymont | 8,253 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 9.75 |
| Edgemoor | 5,677 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9.75 |
| Georgetown | 6,422 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 10.38 |
| Milford | 9,559 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 20 | 10.75 |
| Seaford | 6,928 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 11.13 |
| Pike Creek | 7,898 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 11.25 |
| North Star | 7,980 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 12.5 |