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What Is It Like to Live in Middletown?

What it costs to live in Middletown, and how it compares with other Delaware cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

59

3rd best value in Delaware

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Delaware cities.

Overall livability

59

3rd overall in Delaware

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Middletown is home to about 23,001 people. A typical home runs $315,900 and a household earns around $93,800, a price-to-income ratio of 3.4. Among Delaware's cities, it ranks 3rd for value and 3rd overall. For context, the typical Middletown home is about 18% below the statewide median of $384,000 and local household income is about 24% above the statewide median of $75,800.

Middletown at a glance

Median home price

$315,900

3rd in DE of 6

Median rent

$1,412/mo

Median household income

$93,800

Home price to income

3.4x

Unemployment

8.9%

6th in DE of 6

School rating

9/10

2nd in DE of 6

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More Delaware cities: Bear, Dover, Glasgow, Newark, Wilmington

Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI. City rankings are within Delaware only. Updated 2026.