Delaware · South · 16k residents
Glasgow, DE: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Glasgow: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Delaware median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,450/wk. Delaware's corporate income tax rate is 8.7%. Commercial electricity averages 12.2¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,450/wk
Corporate income tax
8.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher
37.7%
Commercial electricity
12.2¢/kWh
Economic momentum
We don't yet track economic momentum for Glasgow. It will rank business formation, jobs, and building-permit growth against the US cities we track.
| ACS median home value | $373,900 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $220 |
| Property tax rate | 0.58% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $2,039/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $2,134/mo |
| State & local income tax | 4.9% |
| Sales tax | 0% |
| Corporate income tax | 8.7% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,450/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 37.7% |
| Commercial electricity | 12.2¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | — |
| Wage: Software developer | $133,020 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $99,520 |
| Wage: General manager | $137,220 |
| Wage: Customer service | $48,190 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $37,420 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $57,590 |
| Wage: Electrician | $63,700 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $35,360 |
| Cost of living index | 111 |
| Groceries index | 103 |
| Utilities | $175/mo |
| Transit pass | $60/mo |
| Gas price | $3.15/gal |
| Healthcare index | 102 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,100/mo |
| Median household income | $113,982 |
| Unemployment rate | 4% |
| Population | 16k |
| Crime index | 48/100 |
| School rating | 5.5/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | — |
| Avg. commute | 26 min |
| Sunny days / year | 200 days |
| July high | 89°F |
| January low | 25°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | — |
| Home price MoM | — |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | — |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | — |
| Building permits YoY | — |
| Ocean coast | 64 mi |
| Big lake | 178 mi |
| Mountains | 102 mi |
| Major airport | 33 mi |
| Ski resort | 102 mi |
Popular comparisons
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- Dover, DE · 40k
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- Is Glasgow a good place to run a business?
- Delaware's corporate income tax rate is 8.7%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,450/wk; commercial electricity averages 12.2¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Glasgow, DE?
- Glasgow indexes at 111 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $2,134/mo and a acs median home value of $373,900.
- How much does a house cost in Glasgow?
- The acs median home value in Glasgow is $373,900 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Glasgow?
- A two-bedroom in Glasgow rents for about $2,134/mo.