Cheswold, DE Cost Of Living

Cheswold cost of living index

In the event that the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used. Each cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. If the amount is below 100, it is lower than the national average. If the amount is above 100, it is higher than the national average.
Index	Cheswold	Delaware	National
Cost of living index	94	109	100
Index	Cheswold	Delaware	National
Goods & Services index	103	107	100
Groceries index	106	107	100
Health care index	92	97	100
Housing index	77	121	100
Transportation index	93	95	100
Utilities index	103	97	100

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The cost of living in Cheswold is 14% lower than the Delaware average.
The cost of living in Cheswold is 6% lower than the national average.
The cost of housing in Cheswold is 23% lower than the national average.
Delaware general sales tax is 100% lower than the national average.
Delaware state income tax is 1% lower than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$48,750	$4,063	$1,137	$1,463
Renters	$54,063	$4,505	$1,261	$1,622

Delaware Sales Tax

State	General Sales Tax	With Max Surtax
Delaware	0%	0%

Delaware Income Tax

State	Income Tax (Low)	Income Tax (High)
Delaware	2.2%	6.6%

Goods & Services

Item	Cheswold	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.22	$16.09	17.8%
Beauty Salon	$36.17	$37.33	3.1%
Toothpaste	$2.82	$2.45	15.2%
Shampoo	$1.07	$1.00	6.9%
Movie	$11.75	$10.28	14.3%
Bowling	$4.69	$4.93	4.9%

Groceries

Item	Cheswold	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.33	$3.80	13.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.31	$1.40	6.2%
Milk	$2.00	$2.01	0.6%
Potatoes	$4.21	$3.01	39.7%
Pizza	$10.24	$9.89	3.6%
Beer	$8.99	$8.90	1.0%

Health Care

Item	Cheswold	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$129.00	$102.16	26.3%
Doctor	$84.33	$108.36	22.2%
Dentist	$84.61	$92.53	8.6%
Ibuprofen	$9.74	$9.28	5.0%
Lipitor	$405.33	$425.82	4.8%

Housing

Item	Cheswold	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$85,000.00	$184,700.00	54.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,043.58	$1,202.44	13.2%
Apartment Rent	$1,406.00	$949.00	48.2%

Transportation

Item	Cheswold	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.20	$2.24	1.8%
Tire Balancing	$38.67	$46.29	16.5%

Utilities

Item	Cheswold	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$186.84	$165.96	12.6%
Phone	$26.64	$28.68	7.1%

Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

Nearby cities with low cost of living

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Woodside East, DE	2,452	88	-12%
Goldsboro, MD	234	93	-7%
Little Creek, DE	204	94	-6%
Sudlersville, MD	429	94	-6%
Leipsic, DE	145	95	-5%
Cheswold, DE	1,123	94	-6%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Faison, NC	1,123	85	-15%
Lumpkin, GA	1,123	79	-21%
Randolph AFB, TX	1,123	121	21%
Mount Gilead, NC	1,123	82	-18%
Mifflintown, PA	1,123	86	-14%
Cheswold, DE	1,123	94	-6%

Source: The Cheswold, DE cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2017.

Cheswold, DE Cost of Living