Wilmington, DE · the CityFunIndex
Affordability in Wilmington
Wilmington ranks T#131 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 8 — Quiet. That puts it in the 3rd percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Delaware.
- affordability score
- 8
- Quiet
- National rank
- T#131 of 134
- In Delaware
- #1 of 1
- Percentile
- 3rd
The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Wilmington sits 42 points below the median.
How affordability is measured
Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.
The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.
Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.
Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →
Ranked around Wilmington
- T#128 Philadelphia, PA 9
- T#128 Providence, RI 9
- T#131 Wilmington, DE — this page 8
- #134 Hartford, CT 7
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More about Wilmington
Wilmington scores 50 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: