Index | Dover Base Housing | Delaware | National |
Cost of living | 124 | 108 | 100 |
Goods & Services | 101 | 104 | 100 |
Groceries | 100 | 102 | 100 |
Health care | 99 | 103 | 100 |
Housing | 175 | 121 | 100 |
Transportation | 101 | 102 | 100 |
Utilities | 107 | 98 | 100 |
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Median Income | Per Year | Per Month | Max Budget (28% DTI) | Max Budget (36% DTI) |
Owners | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Renters | $50,445 | $4,204 | $1,177 | $1,514 |
State | General Sales Tax | With Max Surtax |
Delaware | 0% | 0% |
State | Income Tax (Low) | Income Tax (High) |
Delaware | 2.2% | 6.6% |
Item | Dover Base Housing | National avg. | Difference |
Haircut | $23.17 | $24.26 | 4.5% |
Beauty Salon | $52.17 | $45.56 | 14.5% |
Toothpaste | $3.59 | $3.70 | 3.1% |
Shampoo | $1.28 | $1.28 | 0.0% |
Movie | $12.40 | $12.13 | 2.2% |
Bowling | $19.44 | $18.00 | 8.0% |
Item | Dover Base Housing | National avg. | Difference |
Ground Beef | $6.11 | $5.84 | 4.7% |
Fried Chicken | $1.41 | $1.57 | 10.1% |
Milk | $4.68 | $4.67 | 0.1% |
Potatoes | $5.38 | $4.93 | 9.0% |
Pizza | $12.29 | $12.09 | 1.7% |
Beer | $11.43 | $10.41 | 9.8% |
Item | Dover Base Housing | National avg. | Difference |
Optometrist | $143.30 | $125.68 | 14.0% |
Doctor | $134.50 | $135.78 | 0.9% |
Dentist | $120.11 | $113.29 | 6.0% |
Ibuprofen | $10.51 | $10.65 | 1.3% |
Lipitor | $377.86 | $468.60 | 19.4% |
Item | Dover Base Housing | National avg. | Difference |
Home Price | $0.00 | $184,700.00 | 100.0% |
Avg. Mortgage Payment | $1,951.15 | $2,346.69 | 16.9% |
Apartment Rent | $1,664.00 | $949.00 | 75.3% |
Item | Dover Base Housing | National avg. | Difference |
Gasoline | $3.44 | $3.46 | 0.5% |
Tire Balancing | $62.39 | $59.92 | 4.1% |
Item | Dover Base Housing | National avg. | Difference |
All Electricity | $214.53 | $193.99 | 10.6% |
Phone | $195.25 | $192.25 | 1.6% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Hartly, DE | 167 | 83 | 16.5% |
Little Creek, DE | 288 | 93 | 7.3% |
Leipsic, DE | 141 | 95 | 4.9% |
Rodney Village, DE | 1,165 | 96 | 4.1% |
Magnolia, DE | 379 | 97 | 3.0% |
Dover Base Housing, DE | 3,620 | 124 | 23.8% |
City | Population | Cost of Living Index | National Avg. |
Watertown, CT | 3,620 | 110 | 9.8% |
Golden Beach, MD | 3,620 | 127 | 26.9% |
Pine Level, AL | 3,621 | 91 | 9.3% |
Lake Isabella, CA | 3,621 | 99 | 0.8% |
Berwyn, PA | 3,621 | 146 | 45.5% |
Dover Base Housing, DE | 3,620 | 124 | 23.8% |