Pike Creek Valley cost of living index

Displayed above is a general overview of the Pike Creek Valley, DE cost of living index. The overall cost of living index in Pike Creek Valley, DE is 113, which is 4% higher than the Delaware average and 13% higher than the national average. The cost of living index is created from the following categories: goods/services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). As you can see, goods/services and housing make up the majority of the overall cost of living index. Everyday goods and services can be a good indicator of the general cost of goods in a given city. In this case, the goods and services in Pike Creek Valley, DE are 3% higher than the Delaware average and 10% higher than the national average.

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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

The affordability of the housing market in Pike Creek Valley, DE as well as the overall cost of living can be indicated accurately by what percent of the monthly income is spent on housing related costs. This is konwn as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The overall rule of thumb is that no more than 28% of your gross income should ever be used on the overall costs related to housing and no more than 36% of gross income on all expenses and debts. Among Pike Creek Valley, DE homeowners, the median income is $82,344. This indicates that a monthly maximum of $1,921 should be spent by homeowners on all housing related costs. Renters have a median income of $53,982. This indicates that renters should have a maximum of $1,259 used for their rent related monthly costs.

Delaware Sales Tax

Delaware Income Tax

The Delaware sales tax and Delaware income tax rates should definitely be considered when determining the overall cost of living in Pike Creek Valley, DE. Sales taxes are taxes that are imposed onto goods and services sold. Sales taxes do vary by state and can range from no tax at all to upwards of 7%. The Delaware sales tax is 0% and the maximum surtax is 0%. Income tax is the tax imposed on income by the government. The income tax rates will vary by state and will also increase or decrease depending on the corresponding tax bracket. State income tax rates can range from anywhere from no tax at all to more than 9%. The Delaware income tax rates range from 2.2% to 6.6%.

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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.

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