Living in Middletown

In Middletown (Rhode Island), unemployment is 3.8% (2024).

Annual PM2.5 was 4.5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0728 sources

Median gross salary3,882EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings)

Median rent1,839EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms)

Unemployment rate3.8%country median 4.6% — 17% belowOfficial source · api.bls.gov

Recorded crime911.3offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 43% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting

PM2.5, annual mean4.53µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Lower unemployment than 65% of American cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 75% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 95% of American cities that publish it.

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

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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 internet²⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan²¹Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,819 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)⁶Official
Median monthly rent	1,839 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms)⁴Official
Recorded property crimes	107 offenses/year	31 Dec 2025	FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)¹⁰Official

Is Middletown a good place to live?

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Remote worker32%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 23–41%

Skilled employee42%strong on work, weak on education · range 33–51%

Student34%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 24–44%

Family38%strong on family, weak on education · range 29–47%

Retirement34%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 23–45%

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Middletown is 3.8%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Middletown 3.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	3,882 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings)³Official
Unemployment rate	3.8 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	api.bls.gov⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Middletown?

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

Left over each month€1,131of €3,031 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.	€3,031
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	− €1,819
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	€1,131

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Middletown. 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

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	266 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁸Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Middletown 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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Safety

The crime rate was 911.3 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024.

Recorded crime across major citiesMiddletown highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457

Houston5,442

San Antonio5,218

Chicago4,012

Dallas4,010

Austin3,709

Fort Worth3,158

Phoenix3,125

New York City3,039

Los Angeles2,212

San Diego2,082

Middletown1,212

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	911.3 offences per 100,000country median 1,586	31 Dec 2024	FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting¹¹Official
Recorded violent crimes	18 offenses/year	31 Dec 2025	FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)¹⁰Official

Mobility and administration

Middletown's nearest major airport was 2 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	2 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	NPT	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Middletown. 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.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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Climate and air quality

Middletown's monthly mean temperatures were −1.8°C in January and 21.6°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 105.4 mm in January and 78.4 mm in July. Peak PM2.5 concentration was 17.9 µg/m³.

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

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Night-time low to daytime high

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

PM2.54.5WHO 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 Middletown is 4.5 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Middletown 4.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.53 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.1 · Feb 4 · Mar 7.9 · Apr 13.4 · May 18.8 · Jun 23.5 · Jul 26.6 · Aug 26 · Sep 22.5 · Oct 16.7 · Nov 11 · Dec 6.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -6.6 · Feb -6 · Mar -2.4 · Apr 2.4 · May 7.9 · Jun 13 · Jul 16.5 · Aug 15.6 · Sep 11.6 · Oct 5.4 · Nov 0.5 · Dec -3.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.8 · Feb -1 · Mar 2.8 · Apr 7.9 · May 13.3 · Jun 18.3 · Jul 21.6 · Aug 20.8 · Sep 17 · Oct 11.1 · Nov 5.7 · Dec 1.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 105.4 · Feb 98.3 · Mar 145.5 · Apr 114.5 · May 89 · Jun 99.1 · Jul 78.4 · Aug 104.1 · Sep 109.3 · Oct 116.5 · Nov 111.6 · Dec 130.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	17.9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	4.53 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,302 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	26.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	9.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-6.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: New Bedford ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.2 °C, Markham (Canada) ±1.6 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.6 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.6 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.6 °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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	10.07 %	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Foreign residents	1,695 people	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Population covered by crime statistics	16,474 people	31 Dec 2025	FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Middletown

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.

Jamestown as a Middletown alternative in the same region

8 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 342 Jamestown vs 911 Middletown−62%
Median gross pay, city: €5,116 Jamestown vs €3,882 Middletown+32%
Foreign residents: 2.6% Jamestown vs 10.1% Middletown−74%
Unemployment: 3.2% Jamestown vs 3.8% Middletown−16%
Annual PM2.5: 4.5 µg/m³ Jamestown vs 4.5 µg/m³ Middletownsame level

Full comparison More about Jamestown

Cities near Middletown

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

Newport East 4.1 km away

Rent: 1,733 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,615 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Portsmouth 7.0 km away

Rent: 1,588 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,427 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Jamestown 8.3 km away

Rent: 1,505 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,116 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Tiverton 14.2 km away

Rent: 1,240 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,070 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

North Kingstown 14.5 km away

Rent: 1,171 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,976 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Bristol 15.5 km away

Rent: 1,459 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,294 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Narragansett 16.9 km away

Rent: 1,582 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,708 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Middletown?

The unemployment rate is 3.8 %. Source: api.bls.gov.

Is the air quality good in Middletown?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.53 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).

How safe is Middletown?

Police recorded 911.3 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many foreign residents live in Middletown?

1,695 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

Is Middletown a good place to live?

Middletown 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 Middletown?

Newport East, Newport, Portsmouth, Jamestown, Tiverton are near Middletown. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
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
api.bls.gov api.bls.gov · checked 2026-08-26
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
download.geonames.org recorded crime data download.geonames.org · checked 2026-08-28
FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip) cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-09-05

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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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US EPA Air Quality System (AQS) aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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