Riverview, Delaware Cost Of Living

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Overall 16%

Goods & Services 12%

Housing 34%

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	Riverview	Delaware	National
Cost of living	116	114	100
Goods & Services	112	116	100
Groceries	114	121	100
Health care	91	100	100
Housing	134	121	100
Transportation	103	104	100
Utilities	102	93	100

Key findings

The cost of living in Riverview is 2% higher than the Delaware average
The cost of living in Riverview is 16% higher than the national average
Riverview housing is 34% 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	$99,107	$8,259	$2,312	$2,974
Renters	$0	$0	$0	$0

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	Riverview	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$18.00	$17.49	2.9%
Beauty Salon	$39.33	$38.17	3.0%
Toothpaste	$2.82	$2.32	21.5%
Shampoo	$1.08	$1.01	6.7%
Movie	$11.50	$10.72	7.2%
Bowling	$15.00	$13.86	8.2%

Groceries

Item	Riverview	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.19	$3.90	7.4%
Fried Chicken	$1.79	$1.40	28.2%
Milk	$2.29	$1.96	16.7%
Potatoes	$3.49	$3.18	9.6%
Pizza	$10.00	$10.39	3.8%
Beer	$7.99	$9.23	13.4%

Health Care

Item	Riverview	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$147.00	$106.34	38.2%
Doctor	$71.00	$115.25	38.4%
Dentist	$88.50	$98.38	10.0%
Ibuprofen	$11.76	$9.26	27.0%
Lipitor	$467.89	$466.47	0.3%

Housing

Item	Riverview	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$248,200.00	$184,700.00	34.4%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,008.90	$1,273.32	20.8%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Riverview	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.46	$2.59	5.2%
Tire Balancing	$58.33	$48.90	19.3%

Utilities

Item	Riverview	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$180.55	$167.60	7.7%
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.
Woodside East, DE	2,452	93	-7%
Goldsboro, MD	234	98	-2%
Little Creek, DE	204	99	-1%
Cheswold, DE	1,123	99	-1%
Leipsic, DE	145	100	0%
Riverview, DE	2,993	116	16%

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City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Tipton, CA	2,993	102	2%
Cut Bank, MT	2,993	90	-10%
Cienegas Terrace, TX	2,994	81	-19%
Shady Cove, OR	2,994	109	9%
Beechwood Trails, OH	2,994	98	-2%
Riverview, DE	2,993	116	16%

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

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