Dewey Beach, DE Cost Of Living

Dewey Beach 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	Dewey Beach	Delaware	National
Cost of living index	140	109	100
Index	Dewey Beach	Delaware	National
Goods & Services index	108	107	100
Groceries index	105	107	100
Health care index	98	97	100
Housing index	229	121	100
Transportation index	97	95	100
Utilities index	84	97	100

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The cost of living in Dewey Beach is 29% higher than the Delaware average.
The cost of living in Dewey Beach is 40% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Dewey Beach is 129% higher 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	$66,250	$5,521	$1,546	$1,988
Renters	$80,750	$6,729	$1,884	$2,423

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	Dewey Beach	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$13.82	$16.09	14.1%
Beauty Salon	$39.11	$37.33	4.8%
Toothpaste	$2.71	$2.45	10.9%
Shampoo	$1.16	$1.00	16.3%
Movie	$11.86	$10.28	15.3%
Bowling	$4.51	$4.93	8.5%

Groceries

Item	Dewey Beach	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.29	$3.80	12.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.35	$1.40	3.2%
Milk	$2.62	$2.01	30.3%
Potatoes	$4.00	$3.01	33.0%
Pizza	$11.68	$9.89	18.1%
Beer	$9.51	$8.90	6.9%

Health Care

Item	Dewey Beach	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$106.99	$102.16	4.7%
Doctor	$106.02	$108.36	2.2%
Dentist	$88.04	$92.53	4.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.09	$9.28	8.7%
Lipitor	$402.17	$425.82	5.6%

Housing

Item	Dewey Beach	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$544,100.00	$184,700.00	194.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,126.38	$1,202.44	6.3%
Apartment Rent	$725.00	$949.00	23.6%

Transportation

Item	Dewey Beach	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.29	$2.24	2.2%
Tire Balancing	$39.75	$46.29	14.1%

Utilities

Item	Dewey Beach	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$160.44	$165.96	3.3%
Phone	$20.17	$28.68	29.7%

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.
Long Neck, DE	2,656	86	-14%
Millsboro, DE	4,121	100	0%
Frankford, DE	840	102	2%
Dagsboro, DE	931	104	4%
Milton, DE	2,756	108	8%
Dewey Beach, DE	289	140	40%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Accident, MD	289	94	-6%
Westwood, MO	289	188	88%
Diggins, MO	289	81	-19%
Strausstown, PA	289	95	-5%
Blue, OK	289	76	-24%
Dewey Beach, DE	289	140	40%

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

Dewey Beach, DE Cost of Living