Middleton and Odessa areas?

Hi

We are coming to house hunt in the Newark DE area next month.

Someone suggested the Middleton and Odessa areas as places to live.

Can anyone tell me how far from the University of DE these towns are and if these are desirable areas?

Looking to find a nice area, that has a good reputation as we will probably have to sell in the next 3 years.

Thanks for any information!

Middleton and Odessa areas?

According to Yahoo Maps, Middletown is about 18 miles -- 29 minutes -- from campus. Odessa is a little closer to Newark.

For ';campus,'; I used 17 w. main St., 19711 the address of the Trabant Student Center. But as I mentioned in an earlier post, the UD campus is quite spread out. You might want to use your husband%26#39;s new work address and check the real commute. My impression is that the traffic is pretty bad during rush hour, so the trip length might be optimistic.

Middletown is a rapidly growing area ';below the canal.'; The Chesapeake %26amp; Delaware Canal, linking the two bays, used to be the de facto dividing line between the urban/suburban/industrial (northern) part of the state and the rest of the state, which was definitely more rural.

Until this decade, Middletown was basically a sleepy farm town. Now it%26#39;s one of the state%26#39;s fastest growing areas. Here%26#39;s an article that typifies how Middletown is changing: www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article…

The Wilmington paper has a special publication called Midstate Living. Middletown is toward the northern end of that target area. Check out www.midstateliving.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section… -- it%26#39;ll give you some sense of the area.

Don%26#39;t know anything about specific housing developments, sorry.

Middleton and Odessa areas?

Hi

Thank you so much for your wonderful post and links to other sites.

I checked mapquest and Middleton appears to be about 15 miles from Glascow which is where my husband will be looking.

It appears in regards to realestate that you can get more for your money, BUT it doesn%26#39;t appear there are many stores or dining in that area.

We may have to stick to the Newark area.

Thanks again. I will check out that last web link you posted.

The middletown-odessa area is one of the fastest areas for development in the state. Farm land is being converted into suburbs. Right now, it takes 1/2 hour to get to middletown by car, and that will probably get worse as traffic continues to increase.

I would consider Cecil County maryland as another option. Development hasn%26#39;t gotten as bad there, so the traffic is lighter and housing costs are still low.

I live in Newark and the housing market here is out of sight. Small houses in town are selling for over 200k.

Hi Sister Amy,

Thank you so much for the information regarding Middleton and Odessa.

We will be coming to Newark to find a house over Labor Day. Sad hearing the news of the house prices being so high :(

I truly appreciate your time in posting a response!

I think anywhere in northern DE is going to be steep...

If you%26#39;ve never been to Odessa, by all means visit...if you love historic architecture, you may just fall in love...some blocks are nearly 100% authenticly restored homes...as if time passed this town by.

Not much else to offer, though, its a ';bedroom community';; Middletown is more of a town with a clean, seemingly healthy business district.

Hi ,

Yes, I do love architecture. We will definately check out Odessa when we are there, thanks for the tip!

We will be there next week to find a house!

Thanks for the post!

Chicagolandgirl -

Hope you%26#39;ll let us know how your trip goes and what you decide!

Hi

I absolutely will give you an update when we return.

Keep your fingers crossed that we will be able to find a house in 5 days :)

Again thanks to all who have posted!!