Living in Middle River

In Middle River, unemployment is 4.4% (2024).

Residents of Middle River numbered 33,203 at the end of 2020. The unemployment rate was 4.38% at the end of 2024. Foreign residents numbered 4,788 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population33,203people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary3,755EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,511EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate4.38%country median 4.6% — 4% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean7.43µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Middle River?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,582 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,511 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Middle River a good place to live?

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Remote worker32%strong on work, weak on safety · range 22–42%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–68%

Student35%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 24–46%

Family54%strong on family, weak on safety · range 43–65%

Retirement34%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 21–47%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

14.4% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 4,788 of 33,203 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Middle River is 4.4%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Middle River 4.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,755 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	4.38 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Middle River?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,279of €2,943 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,943
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,582
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,279

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Middle River. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Middle River. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	388.1 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Middle River when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Middle River's nearest airport was BWI, 26 km away and offered 72 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	72 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	26 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BWI	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Middle River. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 in the air was 7.4 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Middle River's monthly mean temperatures were 2.7°C in January and 27.5°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57.4WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Middle River is 7.4 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Middle River 7.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.43 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.5 · Feb 8.22 · Mar 12.89 · Apr 19.33 · May 24.39 · Jun 29.67 · Jul 32.28 · Aug 30.72 · Sep 26.89 · Oct 20.44 · Nov 14.22 · Dec 8.89 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -1.11 · Feb -0.056 · Mar 3.72 · Apr 9 · May 14.44 · Jun 19.83 · Jul 22.72 · Aug 21.67 · Sep 18.06 · Oct 11.44 · Nov 5.89 · Dec 1.44 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 2.72 · Feb 4.11 · Mar 8.28 · Apr 14.17 · May 19.44 · Jun 24.78 · Jul 27.5 · Aug 26.17 · Sep 22.5 · Oct 15.94 · Nov 10.06 · Dec 5.17 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 77.98 · Feb 69.85 · Mar 99.82 · Apr 90.17 · May 86.11 · Jun 85.34 · Jul 119.6 · Aug 110.5 · Sep 114 · Oct 88.65 · Nov 75.69 · Dec 92.96 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	21.8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	7.43 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Alexandria ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Reims (France) ±4.3 °C, Werl (Germany) ±4.7 °C, Aizu-Wakamatsu (Japan) ±2.7 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±5.0 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±5.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

At the end of 2025, the city's area measured 33 km². Population density was 959.7 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport85.6%
Foreign residents14.4%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	33.04 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	15.1 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	4,788 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	959.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	33,203 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Middle River

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Ellicott City as a Middle River alternative in the same region

32 km away, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, city: €6,412 Ellicott City vs €3,755 Middle River+71%
Foreign residents: 27.7% Ellicott City vs 15.1% Middle River+83%
Residents: 75,947 Ellicott City vs 33,203 Middle River+129%
Unemployment: 3.0% Ellicott City vs 4.4% Middle River−31%
Annual PM2.5: 6.6 µg/m³ Ellicott City vs 7.4 µg/m³ Middle River−11%

Full comparison More about Ellicott City

North Bethesda as a Middle River alternative in the same country

67 km away, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €3,755 Middle River+63%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 15.1% Middle River+126%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 4.4% Middle River−17%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 33,203 Middle River+51%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 7.4 µg/m³ Middle River−21%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Middle River

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Essex 3.1 km away

Rent: 1,219 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,329 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Rossville 4.1 km away

Rent: 1,540 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,051 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Bowleys Quarters 4.7 km away

Rent: 1,614 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,643 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

White Marsh 5.7 km away

Rent: 1,831 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,890 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Rosedale 6.1 km away

Rent: 1,273 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,865 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Overlea 7.4 km away

Rent: 1,361 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,387 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Perry Hall 8.2 km away

Rent: 2,310 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,477 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Dundalk 9.4 km away

Rent: 1,361 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,301 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Middle River?

The unemployment rate is 4.38 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Middle River?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.43 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Middle River?

The published population is 33,203 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Middle River?

4,788 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Middle River a good place to live?

Middle River may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Middle River?

Essex, Rossville, Bowleys Quarters, White Marsh, Rosedale are near Middle River. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020 tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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