New Castle County · Delaware · South · 25k residents
Middletown, DE: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Middletown: 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 $1,607/wk. Delaware's corporate income tax rate is 8.7%. Commercial electricity averages 12.2¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,607/wk
Corporate income tax
8.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher
44%
Commercial electricity
12.2¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Middletown's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
37/100
Steady
Ranks Middletown's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $409,600 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $220 |
| Property tax rate | 0.58% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,394/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,611/mo |
| State & local income tax | 4.9% |
| Sales tax | 0% |
| Corporate income tax | 8.7% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,607/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 44% |
| Commercial electricity | 12.2¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 48.5/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $133,040 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $101,180 |
| Wage: General manager | $121,630 |
| Wage: Customer service | $47,070 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $36,800 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $59,370 |
| Wage: Electrician | $74,590 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $34,810 |
| Cost of living index | 106 |
| 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 | $112,831 |
| Unemployment rate | 4% |
| Population | 25k |
| Crime index | 48/100 |
| School rating | 5.5/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 95/100 |
| Avg. commute | 26 min |
| Sunny days / year | 200 days |
| July high | 89°F |
| January low | 25°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | +2.8% |
| Home price MoM | +0.1% |
| Rent YoY | +1.9% |
| Rent MoM | +0.2% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +0.7% |
| Building permits YoY | -71.0% |
| Ocean coast | 56 mi |
| Big lake | 182 mi |
| Mountains | 110 mi |
| Major airport | 36 mi |
| Ski resort | 110 mi |
Popular comparisons
Nearby
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Similar size
- Dover, DE · 40k
Real listings in Middletown
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- Is Middletown 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 $1,607/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 Middletown, DE?
- Middletown indexes at 106 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,611/mo and a acs median home value of $409,600.
- How much does a house cost in Middletown?
- The acs median home value in Middletown is $409,600 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Middletown?
- A two-bedroom in Middletown rents for about $1,611/mo.