Fenwick Island, DE Cost Of Living

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Fenwick Island 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	Fenwick Island	Delaware	National
Cost of living index	182	114	100
Index	Fenwick Island	Delaware	National
Goods & Services index	117	116	100
Groceries index	127	121	100
Health care index	96	100	100
Housing index	347	121	100
Transportation index	99	104	100
Utilities index	93	93	100

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The cost of living in Fenwick Island is 60% higher than the Delaware average.
The cost of living in Fenwick Island is 82% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Fenwick Island is 247% 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	$66,000	$5,500	$1,540	$1,980
Renters	$46,250	$3,854	$1,079	$1,388

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	Fenwick Island	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	Fenwick Island	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	Fenwick Island	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	Fenwick Island	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$822,200.00	$184,700.00	345.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,135.23	$1,273.32	10.8%
Apartment Rent	$1,104.00	$949.00	16.3%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Fenwick Island	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.
Whaleyville, MD	102	112	12%
Long Neck, DE	2,656	93	-7%
Millsboro, DE	4,121	107	7%
Frankford, DE	840	109	9%
Dagsboro, DE	931	111	11%
Fenwick Island, DE	398	182	82%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Mount Carbon, WV	398	84	-16%
Winslow, AR	398	77	-23%
West Alexander, PA	398	92	-8%
Goshen, VA	398	84	-16%
Pitts, GA	398	81	-19%
Fenwick Island, DE	398	182	82%

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

Fenwick Island, DE Cost of Living