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Delaware Provides Middle-Class Americans Plenty of Average-Priced Home Options Right Now
While most Americans fear that the dream of owning a home is all but over, Delaware offers new hope, especially for middle-class homebuyers.
With its mix of coastal charm, tax advantages, and manageable home prices, the First State is quietly becoming a haven for those seeking to buy without breaking the bank.
And so the American dream lives on!
Delaware’s home prices are well within reach for most
Middle-class Americans in Delaware bring in a median household income of $79,325, or roughly $6,610 per month, according to SmartAsset analysis of 2023 income data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
With a comfortable mortgage budget of $1,983 per month—based on the widely recommended 30% income threshold—buyers in this bracket can afford a home priced around $396,422.
The good news? Delaware’s median home price is $369,900, according to the latest Realtor.com® data. That puts average-priced homes within reach for many middle-class households, a rare feat in today’s market. The affordability alignment between income and housing costs positions Delaware as one of the few states where the numbers genuinely work for middle-income earners.
What’s more, Delaware’s low property taxes and absence of a sales tax further enhance affordability, stretching household budgets in ways that few other states can.
Coastal Living Without the Premium Price Tag
One of Delaware’s most compelling features is its access to the Atlantic coastline—without the high price premiums typically associated with beach towns.
Places like Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, and Bethany Beach offer picturesque living that’s far more attainable than similar locales in neighboring states. However, the beach life isn’t as attainable for the average working family in the state.
But if you look to inland towns like Milford and Seaford, you’ll find home prices well within a middle-class budget, offering a mix of new construction and well loved properties. While you may not get sunset views over the oceans, these towns have walkable downtowns, family-friendly amenities, and easy commutes to the ocean for a day away.
Moreover, the growing development in Kent and Sussex counties provides even more opportunities for affordable housing near nature trails, waterways, and recreational spots—all without the big-city price tags.
Retiree Appeal Is Boosting Infrastructure—And Opportunity
Delaware’s growing popularity among retirees has led to an unexpected benefit for middle-class buyers: enhanced infrastructure. As 55+ communities and age-friendly neighborhoods spring up, the surrounding areas are seeing upgrades in everything from healthcare to public transit to retail.
This rising tide of investment helps make smaller communities more livable for families and professionals alike. And with many retirees selling higher-priced homes in other states to downsize in Delaware, the housing turnover has created a steady stream of inventory that helps moderate price pressure.
As other markets overheat or freeze up entirely, Delaware strikes a rare balance—affordable, accessible, and increasingly appealing for middle-class Americans looking to make home ownership a reality.
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2 hurt after car crashes into building in Talleyville, Delaware
Two people were hurt after a car crashed into a building in Talleyville, Delaware, Monday morning.
The incident occurred shortly before 11 a.m. along the 100 block of Brandywine Boulevard. Police said a woman was driving a light-colored vehicle when she somehow lost control and crashed through the first floor of a realty company.
A fire station is located across the street from where the crash occurred. Firefighters responded in less than a minute and the driver as well as another person were both taken to the hospital. Investigators told NBC10 both victims suffered minor injuries and are expected to be OK.
Crews removed the vehicle and boarded up the damaged building. They continue to investigate the cause of the crash.
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Delaware-based dark money group ‘Alabama Patients First’ unleashes TV, digital attack on Blue Cross Blue Shield
A brand-new, out-of-state dark-money group launched an attack on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama over the past week, and has already invested over $320,000 in negative television advertising alone.
During some of this weekend’s largest SEC football matchups, including Alabama vs. Oklahoma, the group ran a shock-style message that is now being pushed to Alabama voters more aggressively than any political campaign could afford to spend on television at this point in the 2026 election cycle.
According to business filings, “Alabama Patients First LLC” was formed in Delaware on December 11. The state is known for its Teflon business privacy laws. LLCs are not required to publicly list their ownership or members, making it an ideal vehicle for dark money to reach its target.
Since its formation, the group has been busy in Alabama.
Using a “Paid for by Alabama Patients First” disclaimer, the group aired television advertisements, launched a website, and directed SMS marketing campaigns directly to voters, igniting a costly media attack against the state’s leading insurer.
“They make a killing off telling you ‘No.’ Blue Cross Blue Shield: ‘No.’ That’s Blue Cross “B*******,” the ad says.
A station-by-station breakdown of the Alabama Patients First TV buy across multiple Montgomery-area outlets, including WSFA, WAKA, WCOV-TV, WNCF, and others, totals $226,071.
The group also spent $102,000 across Birmingham, Huntsville, and Dothan media markets.
The buy spans six weekends, ranging from its first airing on December 14, with a much smaller spend scheduled after January 1, to a wind-down on January 18, 2026.
By comparison, in the Montgomery media market, the group spent $211,633 in December and just $14,438 in January.
In total, the out-of-state group has spent at least $328,071 on pushing the TV spot to Alabama residents.
Alabama Patients First’s TV spend isn’t the whole tab, either. The professional fees required to deploy such an operation likely reach into the millions – and the timing is striking.
The attack on Alabama began the same week that Jackson Hospital and Clinic, Inc. initiated a high-visibility litigation campaign against BCBS of Alabama.
Jackson Hospital and its lender, Atlanta-based Jackson Investment Group, are on the clock for a December 31, 2025 bankruptcy court deadline to secure $100 million in public funding, which would help satisfy a debtor-in-possession (DIP) agreement the two signed earlier this year.
Yellowhammer News requested information from officials at Jackson Investment Group, Jackson Healthcare, and Jackson Hospital to confirm or deny a connection between the hospital’s lending relationship and the creation of Alabama Patients First.
At the time of publication, those requests went unanswered.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama did respond to the negative ad blitz in a statement on Monday afternoon.
“The ads are an intentional misrepresentation of how we do business,” Sophie Martin, Director of Corporate Communications for BCBS of Alabama, said.
“Based on the timing of the ads, we believe they are nothing more than an improper attempt by Jackson’s investor-lender to improperly influence litigation.”
Grayson Everett is the editor in chief of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @Grayson270.
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Delaware Lottery Play 3 Day, Play 3 Night winning numbers for Dec. 21, 2025
Claiming lottery in Delaware
18 states have laws that allow national lottery prize jackpot winners to remain anonymous, but is Delaware among them?
The Delaware Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025 results for each game:
Winning Play 3 numbers from Dec. 21 drawing
Day: 5-6-7
Night: 4-9-0
Check Play 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Play 4 numbers from Dec. 21 drawing
Day: 8-8-0-2
Night: 6-7-3-8
Check Play 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Multi-Win Lotto numbers from Dec. 21 drawing
01-08-13-16-18-24
Check Multi-Win Lotto payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Lucky For Life numbers from Dec. 21 drawing
11-24-27-38-46, Lucky Ball: 15
Check Lucky For Life payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Play 5 numbers from Dec. 21 drawing
Day: 6-2-3-4-3
Night: 0-7-5-3-8
Check Play 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
- Sign the Ticket: Establish legal ownership by signing the back of your ticket with an ink pen.
- Prizes up to $599: Claim at any Delaware Lottery Retailer, in person at the Delaware Lottery Office, or mail your signed ticket and claim form; print your name/address on the ticket’s back and keep a copy/photo for records. By mail, send original tickets and documentation to: Delaware Lottery, 1575 McKee Road, Suite 102, Dover, DE 19904.
- Prizes up to $2,500: Claim in person at Delaware Lottery Retailer Claim Centers throughout Kent, Sussex and New Castle Counties.
- Prizes of $5,001 or more: Claim in person at the Delaware Lottery Office (business days 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) with a photo ID and Social Security card.
- For all prize claims, directions to the Delaware Lottery Office are available online or via mapquest.com for a map.
Check previous winning numbers and payouts at Delaware Lottery.
Can I claim a jackpot prize anonymously in Delaware?
Fortunately for First State residents, the Delaware Lottery allows winners remain anonymous. Unlike many other states that require a prize be over a certain jackpot, Delawareans can remain anonymous no matter how much, or how little, they win.
How long do I have to claim my prize in Delaware?
Tickets are valid for up to one year past the drawing date for drawing game prizes or within one year of the announced end of sales for Instant Games, according to delottery.com.
When are the Delaware Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 10:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday.
- Play 3, 4: Daily at 1:58 p.m. and 7:57 p.m., except Sunday afternoon.
- Multi-Win Lotto: 7:57 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: Daily at 10:38 p.m.
- Lotto America: 11:00 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
Missed a draw? Peek at the past week’s winning numbers.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Delaware Online digital operations manager. You can send feedback using this form.
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