Dewey Beach, DE Cost Of Living

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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	147	114	100
Index	Dewey Beach	Delaware	National
Goods & Services index	117	116	100
Groceries index	127	121	100
Health care index	96	100	100
Housing index	229	121	100
Transportation index	99	104	100
Utilities index	93	93	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 47% 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	$16.50	$17.49	5.7%
Beauty Salon	$40.00	$38.17	4.8%
Toothpaste	$2.89	$2.32	24.5%
Shampoo	$1.07	$1.01	5.7%
Movie	$11.50	$10.72	7.2%
Bowling	$18.00	$13.86	29.9%

Groceries

Item	Dewey Beach	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.59	$3.90	17.7%
Fried Chicken	$2.09	$1.40	49.7%
Milk	$2.32	$1.96	18.2%
Potatoes	$4.52	$3.18	42.0%
Pizza	$10.00	$10.39	3.8%
Beer	$7.99	$9.23	13.4%

Health Care

Item	Dewey Beach	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$106.50	$106.34	0.2%
Doctor	$106.50	$115.25	7.6%
Dentist	$88.50	$98.38	10.0%
Ibuprofen	$11.79	$9.26	27.3%
Lipitor	$467.89	$466.47	0.3%

Housing

Item	Dewey Beach	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$544,100.00	$184,700.00	194.6%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,135.23	$1,273.32	10.8%
Apartment Rent	$725.00	$949.00	23.6%

Transportation

Item	Dewey Beach	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.44	$2.59	5.9%
Tire Balancing	$54.00	$48.90	10.4%

Utilities

Item	Dewey Beach	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$153.32	$167.60	8.5%
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.
Long Neck, DE	2,656	93	-7%
Millsboro, DE	4,121	107	7%
Frankford, DE	840	109	9%
Dagsboro, DE	931	111	11%
Milton, DE	2,756	115	15%
Dewey Beach, DE	289	147	47%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Concord, VT	289	95	-5%
Amasa, MI	289	75	-25%
Bloomingdale, IN	289	84	-16%
Accident, MD	289	91	-9%
Lore City, OH	289	82	-18%
Dewey Beach, DE	289	147	47%

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

Dewey Beach, DE Cost of Living