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What Is It Like to Live in Newark?

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

Value score

30

5th best value in Delaware

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

Overall livability

38

5th overall in Delaware

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

Newark is home to about 31,393 people. A typical home runs $283,900 and a household earns around $61,600, a price-to-income ratio of 4.6. Among Delaware's cities, it ranks 5th for value and 5th overall.

Newark at a glance

Median home price

$283,900

6th in DE of 6

Median rent

$1,330/mo

Median household income

$61,600

Home price to income

4.6x

Unemployment

7.6%

2nd in DE of 6

School rating

5/10

4th in DE of 6

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in DE of 6

Walk score

2/100

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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; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Delaware only. Updated 2026.