Delaware's building costs are among the lowest in the region.

Examples for 2008:

	Residential	Commercial
Dover, DE	1.03	1.04
Wilmington, DE	1.05	1.04
Philadelphia, PA	1.18	1.16
New York, NY	1.34	1.32
Boston, MA	1.21	1.17
Washington, DC	.96	1.00
Newark, NJ	1.12	1.11
US Average	1.00	1.00

Source:  R.S. Means Company, Inc. Kingston, Massachusetts.

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Sale of Prime Industrial Sites (per square foot)

	Improved		Unimproved
	2-5 Acres	10 or more	Up to 10	10-99 Acres
Dover	$1.60	$1.40	$1.61	$ N/A
Baltimore	$4.50	$4.25	$1.75	$1.75
Southern New Jersey	$1.75	$1.40	$1.00	$.75
Philadelphia	$2.50	$2.00	$1.00	$.50

Source: Society of Industrial and Office Realtors, Washington, DC.