Front door cost in Delaware

Which Delaware city is cheapest for front door?

Delaware has one metro in our dataset, Dover, so the statewide and metro figures are close. The state figure uses BLS statewide wages, which include rural areas. Each row prices the default size with that metro's own BLS wages and BEA price levels, so the gap between rows is real local variation rather than a flat markup.

Quality levels and sizes in Delaware

The cited range is cut into three overlapping bands (basic, standard and premium) and scaled to statewide Delaware wages and prices. The grid prices the same bands at 2 common sizes.

Wages behind the Delaware number

Statewide wages come from BLS's state-level estimates, which blend big cities with small towns and rural areas. 2 trades drive the labor line for this job, and the weighted ratio against the national wage level is 0.98 for Delaware.

For carpenters (47-2031, weighted 85%) the local median is $28.46 an hour, which is in line with the national $29.12. The middle half of them earn between $23.35 and $36.24 an hour. BLS counts 2,250 of them working in the state, 46.4 for every 10,000 jobs (US: 43.1), so the local bench is about average.

General maintenance and repair workers (49-9071), 15% of the weighting: a median of $24.11 an hour, in line with the US median of $23.84. The middle half of them earn between $20.87 and $29.89 an hour. About 3,310 work in the state. That is 68.3 per 10,000 jobs, compared with 98.4 nationally, so expect fewer local crews to bid.

A crew paid at the 75th percentile for carpenters ($36.24 an hour) would add about $90 to the statewide midpoint; one at the 25th percentile ($23.35) would take off about $60. Use that as a rough guide to how far a bid can sit from our midpoint on wages alone.

BLS counts 484,790 jobs across Delaware (May 2025), which is 0.3% of US employment.

If you are planning more than one job in Delaware

The table prices neighboring jobs at their usual sizes using statewide Delaware wages and prices. Against national midpoints, patio door comes out highest (−3%) and window replacement lowest (−3%), because each job leans on different trades.

Front door: what moves the price in Delaware

• Door material

  Basic steel doors run about $200-$600 for the door; fiberglass and wood go to $2,000 (HomeGuide).

• Double doors

  A double front door costs $1,500-$6,500+ installed; the doors alone are $1,200-$5,000.

• Frame

  Frame repair adds $75-$200+; rebuilding the opening for a new size costs $7-$20 per linear foot for framing.

• Paint

  Painting an unfinished door adds $125-$225; door and trim together are $150-$400.

Weather windows across Delaware

Season matters for front door. For each Delaware metro below we took NOAA's 1991-2020 monthly normals from the nearest suitable station and counted comfortable months for exterior installation.

Dover has 11 comfortable months (February through December), with about 48 inches of precipitation a year.

We do not adjust prices by month, because we have no reliable published data on seasonal pricing. Timing is still worth raising when you collect bids.

Delaware against its neighbors

Delaware ranks 26 of 51 (the 50 states plus DC) for front door, where 1 is the most expensive. The costliest is Hawaii at $1,800 and the cheapest Oklahoma at $1,350, both for 1 door at the midpoint. Delaware sits at $1,450. The five states closest by workforce center are listed below.