Selbyville, Delaware Cost Of Living

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16%

Overall NAT. AVG.

13%

Goods & Services NAT. AVG.

31%

Housing NAT. AVG.

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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; 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	Selbyville	Delaware	National
Cost of living	116	113	100
Goods & Services	113	112	100
Groceries	113	114	100
Health care	94	106	100
Housing	131	121	100
Transportation	103	113	100
Utilities	104	97	100

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Key findings

The cost of living in Selbyville is 2% higher than the Delaware average
The cost of living in Selbyville is 16% higher than the national average
Selbyville housing is 31% 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	$59,375	$4,948	$1,385	$1,781
Renters	$35,625	$2,969	$831	$1,069

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	Selbyville	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$15.96	$20.27	21.3%
Beauty Salon	$46.85	$40.39	16.0%
Toothpaste	$2.49	$2.36	5.4%
Shampoo	$1.49	$1.08	38.3%
Movie	$12.27	$10.99	11.7%
Bowling	$17.26	$15.49	11.4%

Groceries

Item	Selbyville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.29	$4.30	0.2%
Fried Chicken	$2.06	$1.40	47.2%
Milk	$2.57	$2.20	16.8%
Potatoes	$3.95	$3.22	22.8%
Pizza	$10.58	$10.74	1.5%
Beer	$10.30	$9.60	7.3%

Health Care

Item	Selbyville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$139.58	$109.73	27.2%
Doctor	$79.61	$118.34	32.7%
Dentist	$93.18	$100.94	7.7%
Ibuprofen	$11.15	$9.93	12.2%
Lipitor	$470.54	$469.53	0.2%

Housing

Item	Selbyville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$260,500.00	$184,700.00	41.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,061.62	$1,229.62	13.7%
Apartment Rent	$1,035.00	$949.00	9.1%

Transportation

Item	Selbyville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.75	$2.71	1.4%
Tire Balancing	$54.99	$51.86	6.0%

Utilities

Item	Selbyville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$186.75	$170.84	9.3%
Phone	$179.92	$187.18	3.9%

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	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Whaleyville, MD	102	109	9.1%
Powellville, MD	109	91	9.4%
Long Neck, DE	2,656	91	8.7%
Pittsville, MD	1,335	99	0.8%
Willards, MD	922	100	0.1%
Selbyville, DE	2,268	116	15.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Palmer, TX	2,268	91	9.4%
Cape Carteret, NC	2,267	108	8.0%
Spirit Lake, ID	2,269	96	3.8%
West Branch, MI	2,269	83	16.5%
Saint-Pamphile, QC	2,269	n/a
Selbyville, DE	2,268	116	15.8%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2022 and was released from C2ER in January, 2022; this is the most current data available.