Cost Of Living in Ardencroft, DE

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	Ardencroft	Delaware	National
Cost of living	127	108	100
Goods & Services	106	104	100
Groceries	106	102	100
Health care	107	103	100
Housing	181	121	100
Transportation	108	102	100
Utilities	92	98	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Ardencroft is 18% higher than the Delaware average
The cost of living in Ardencroft is 27% higher than the national average
Ardencroft housing is 81% higher than the national average
Delaware general sales tax is 100% lower than the national average
Delaware state income tax is 15% lower than the national average

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Price difference in compared to

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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	$105,795	$8,816	$2,468	$3,174
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	Ardencroft	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$30.14	$24.26	24.2%
Beauty Salon	$47.42	$45.56	4.1%
Toothpaste	$3.61	$3.70	2.4%
Shampoo	$1.41	$1.28	10.4%
Movie	$12.71	$12.13	4.7%
Bowling	$19.50	$18.00	8.3%

Groceries

Item	Ardencroft	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.73	$5.84	1.9%
Fried Chicken	$1.52	$1.57	3.6%
Milk	$4.81	$4.67	3.0%
Potatoes	$5.40	$4.93	9.5%
Pizza	$11.33	$12.09	6.2%
Beer	$11.96	$10.41	14.8%

Health Care

Item	Ardencroft	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$113.67	$125.68	9.6%
Doctor	$149.53	$135.78	10.1%
Dentist	$132.28	$113.29	16.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.94	$10.65	2.7%
Lipitor	$438.67	$468.60	6.4%

Housing

Item	Ardencroft	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$350,000.00	$184,700.00	89.5%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,192.51	$2,346.69	6.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,531.00	$949.00	61.3%

Transportation

Item	Ardencroft	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.50	$3.46	1.0%
Tire Balancing	$74.86	$59.92	24.9%

Utilities

Item	Ardencroft	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$173.73	$193.99	10.4%
Phone	$182.79	$192.25	4.9%

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.
Cheyney University, PA	194	104	4.4%
Prospect Park CDP, PA	224	82	17.9%
Chester, PA	33,855	89	10.6%
Marcus Hook, PA	2,334	91	9.0%
Colwyn, PA	2,541	91	8.7%
Ardencroft, DE	190	127	27.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Lutak, AK	190	127	26.9%
Ruby, AK	190	107	7.3%
Banks, AR	190	73	26.6%
Harris, IA	190	79	21.1%
Murphy, ID	190	103	3.2%
Ardencroft, DE	190	127	27.4%

Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2023 and was released from C2ER in January, 2024; this is the most current data available.

Cost of Living in Ardencroft, DE