Best Cities for Remote Workers in Delaware

Strong broadband, affordable rent, low traffic and existing remote-work culture.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Broadband · 25% WFH Culture · 15% Affordability · 20% Rent · 15% Local Income · 10% Low Traffic · 10% Educated Peers · 5%

Top 12 Remote Workers Cities in Delaware

Ranked by composite score across 7 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 69
Rehoboth Beach, DE
1,388 residents
Broadband 96.3%
WFH Culture 33.1%
Affordability 100
#2
Score 57.8
Greenville, DE
3,100 residents
Broadband 95.4%
WFH Culture 16.4%
Affordability 100
#3
Score 56.8
Lewes, DE
3,415 residents
Broadband 91.8%
WFH Culture 29.3%
Affordability 100
#4
Score 55.4
Townsend, DE
2,792 residents
Broadband 97.4%
WFH Culture 28.0%
Affordability 100
#5
Score 51.1
Bridgeville, DE
2,661 residents
Broadband 94.2%
WFH Culture 14.1%
Affordability 100
#6
Score 50.6
Middletown, DE
24,071 residents
Broadband 97.2%
WFH Culture 17.5%
Affordability 100
#7
Score 50.5
Pike Creek Valley, DE
11,992 residents
Broadband 95.6%
WFH Culture 16.1%
Affordability 100
#8
Score 50.1
Long Neck, DE
2,372 residents
Broadband 95.1%
WFH Culture 14.5%
Affordability 100
#9
Score 49.8
Millville, DE
2,059 residents
Broadband 94.7%
WFH Culture 21.8%
Affordability 100
#10
Score 48.4
New Castle, DE
5,519 residents
Broadband 93.3%
WFH Culture 18.5%
Affordability 100
#11
Score 47.9
Newark, DE
30,309 residents
Broadband 92.3%
WFH Culture 17.1%
Affordability 100
#12
Score 47.5
Bellefonte, DE
1,507 residents
Broadband 90.9%
WFH Culture 21.6%
Affordability 100

Full Ranking, Delaware

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1 Rehoboth Beach DE 69
2 Greenville DE 57.8
3 Lewes DE 56.8
4 Townsend DE 55.4
5 Bridgeville DE 51.1
6 Middletown DE 50.6
7 Pike Creek Valley DE 50.5
8 Long Neck DE 50.1
9 Millville DE 49.8
10 New Castle DE 48.4
11 Newark DE 47.9
12 Bellefonte DE 47.5
13 Hockessin DE 47.3
14 Pike Creek DE 46.7
15 Camden DE 46.7
16 Brookside DE 45.8
17 Dover Base Housing DE 45.7
18 Edgemoor DE 45.6
19 Glasgow DE 44.8
20 Ocean View DE 44.7
21 Selbyville DE 44.1
22 Claymont DE 44
23 Woodside East DE 43.7
24 Cheswold DE 43.3
25 Smyrna DE 43.2
26 Elsmere DE 43.1
27 Clayton DE 43
28 Wilmington DE 42.2
29 Wyoming DE 42.2
30 Bear DE 42
31 Felton DE 41.9
32 Highland Acres DE 41.6
33 Dover DE 41
34 Wilmington Manor DE 40
35 Harrington DE 39.8
36 Blades DE 39.8
37 Milton DE 39.3
38 Millsboro DE 39.1
39 Delaware City DE 38.9
40 Rising Sun-Lebanon DE 38.6
41 Rodney Village DE 38.1
42 Laurel DE 38.1
43 Kent Acres DE 37.6
44 Milford DE 37.1
45 Seaford DE 34.4
46 Delmar DE 33
47 Greenwood DE 32.8
48 Dagsboro DE 32.1
49 Georgetown DE 24.2
50 Newport DE 22.2

Rehoboth Beach, DE tops the list with a composite score of 69 out of 100, followed by Greenville and Lewes. DE dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for remote workers.

Rankings combine 7 independent metrics: Broadband, WFH Culture, Affordability, Rent, Local Income, Low Traffic, Educated Peers. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to remote workers, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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