Cheswold, DE Cost Of Living

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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	99	114	100
Index	Cheswold	Delaware	National
Goods & Services index	112	116	100
Groceries index	114	121	100
Health care index	91	100	100
Housing index	77	121	100
Transportation index	103	104	100
Utilities index	102	93	100

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The cost of living in Cheswold is 13% lower than the Delaware average.
The cost of living in Cheswold is 1% 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	$18.00	$17.49	2.9%
Beauty Salon	$39.33	$38.17	3.0%
Toothpaste	$2.82	$2.32	21.5%
Shampoo	$1.08	$1.01	6.7%
Movie	$11.50	$10.72	7.2%
Bowling	$15.00	$13.86	8.2%

Groceries

Item	Cheswold	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.19	$3.90	7.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.79	$1.40	28.2%
Milk	$2.29	$1.96	16.7%
Potatoes	$3.49	$3.18	9.6%
Pizza	$10.00	$10.39	3.8%
Beer	$7.99	$9.23	13.4%

Health Care

Item	Cheswold	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$147.00	$106.34	38.2%
Doctor	$71.00	$115.25	38.4%
Dentist	$88.50	$98.38	10.0%
Ibuprofen	$11.76	$9.26	27.0%
Lipitor	$467.89	$466.47	0.3%

Housing

Item	Cheswold	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$85,000.00	$184,700.00	54.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,008.90	$1,273.32	20.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,406.00	$949.00	48.2%

Transportation

Item	Cheswold	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.46	$2.59	5.2%
Tire Balancing	$58.33	$48.90	19.3%

Utilities

Item	Cheswold	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$180.55	$167.60	7.7%
Phone	$173.76	$163.42	6.3%

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	93	-7%
Goldsboro, MD	234	98	-2%
Little Creek, DE	204	99	-1%
Sudlersville, MD	429	99	-1%
Leipsic, DE	145	100	0%
Cheswold, DE	1,123	99	-1%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Faison, NC	1,123	82	-18%
Lumpkin, GA	1,123	79	-21%
Shell Ridge, CA	1,123	241	141%
Randolph AFB, TX	1,123	123	23%
Craig Beach, OH	1,123	86	-14%
Cheswold, DE	1,123	99	-1%

Source: The Cheswold, DE cost of living data displayed above is derived from the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) for 2019.

Cheswold, DE Cost of Living