Dewey Beach, Delaware Cost Of Living

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Overall 47%

Goods & Services 17%

Housing 129%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2019 and was released from C2ER in January, 2020; this is the most current data available.

The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index	Dewey Beach	Delaware	National
Cost of living	147	114	100
Goods & Services	117	116	100
Groceries	127	121	100
Health care	96	100	100
Housing	229	121	100
Transportation	99	104	100
Utilities	93	93	100

Key findings

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
Dewey Beach housing is 129% higher than the national average
Delaware general sales tax is 100% lower than the national average
Delaware state income tax is 11% 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%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lore City, OH	289	82	-18%
Pulaski, IA	289	78	-22%
Elcho, WI	289	82	-18%
Juda, WI	289	83	-17%
Adelphi, 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.

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