Selbyville, DE Cost Of Living

Selbyville 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	Selbyville	Delaware	National
Cost of living index	111	109	100
Index	Selbyville	Delaware	National
Goods & Services index	108	107	100
Groceries index	105	107	100
Health care index	98	97	100
Housing index	131	121	100
Transportation index	97	95	100
Utilities index	84	97	100

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The cost of living in Selbyville is 2% higher than the Delaware average.
The cost of living in Selbyville is 11% higher than the national average.
The cost of housing in Selbyville is 31% 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	$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	$13.82	$16.09	14.1%
Beauty Salon	$39.11	$37.33	4.8%
Toothpaste	$2.71	$2.45	10.9%
Shampoo	$1.16	$1.00	16.3%
Movie	$11.86	$10.28	15.3%
Bowling	$4.51	$4.93	8.5%

Groceries

Item	Selbyville	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$4.29	$3.80	12.7%
Fried Chicken	$1.35	$1.40	3.2%
Milk	$2.62	$2.01	30.3%
Potatoes	$4.00	$3.01	33.0%
Pizza	$11.68	$9.89	18.1%
Beer	$9.51	$8.90	6.9%

Health Care

Item	Selbyville	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$106.99	$102.16	4.7%
Doctor	$106.02	$108.36	2.2%
Dentist	$88.04	$92.53	4.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.09	$9.28	8.7%
Lipitor	$402.17	$425.82	5.6%

Housing

Item	Selbyville	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$260,500.00	$184,700.00	41.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,126.38	$1,202.44	6.3%
Apartment Rent	$1,035.00	$949.00	9.1%

Transportation

Item	Selbyville	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$2.29	$2.24	2.2%
Tire Balancing	$39.75	$46.29	14.1%

Utilities

Item	Selbyville	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$160.44	$165.96	3.3%
Phone	$20.17	$28.68	29.7%

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	102	2%
Powellville, MD	109	86	-14%
Long Neck, DE	2,656	86	-14%
Pittsville, MD	1,335	94	-6%
Willards, MD	922	95	-5%
Selbyville, DE	2,268	111	11%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Palmer, TX	2,268	88	-12%
Spirit Lake, ID	2,269	91	-9%
West Branch, MI	2,269	82	-18%
Cape Carteret, NC	2,267	113	13%
Morrisville, VT	2,270	104	4%
Selbyville, DE	2,268	111	11%

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

Selbyville, DE Cost of Living