Lodging
$127/night
Meals & incidentals
$74/day
Max per week
$1,407
Max per month
$6,097
Middletown (New Castle County) has a GSA lodging rate of $127 a night and a meals rate of $74 a day. Agencies generally can't pay more than $1,407 a week in tax-free stipends here; anything above that is taxed.
Typical rent in Middletown is about $2,705 a month, so the housing part of the stipend ($3,810/mo at the max) covers typical rent with room to spare.
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Aya Healthcare · Middletown, DE · 13 wksSource: GSA per diem rates FY2027 (lodging averaged across months); rent: Zillow Observed Rent Index. Stipend rules depend on your tax home — not tax advice.