Cost Of Living in Farmington, 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	Farmington	Delaware	National
Cost of living	91	108	100
Goods & Services	106	104	100
Groceries	100	102	100
Health care	104	103	100
Housing	65	121	100
Transportation	98	102	100
Utilities	95	98	100

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The cost of living in Farmington is 16% lower than the Delaware average
The cost of living in Farmington is 9% lower than the national average
Farmington housing is 35% lower 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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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Farmington	National avg.	Difference
Haircut	$29.11	$24.26	20.0%
Beauty Salon	$52.88	$45.56	16.1%
Toothpaste	$3.76	$3.70	1.6%
Shampoo	$1.20	$1.28	6.5%
Movie	$13.93	$12.13	14.8%
Bowling	$23.28	$18.00	29.3%

Groceries

Item	Farmington	National avg.	Difference
Ground Beef	$5.47	$5.84	6.3%
Fried Chicken	$1.34	$1.57	14.8%
Milk	$4.61	$4.67	1.3%
Potatoes	$5.39	$4.93	9.2%
Pizza	$12.81	$12.09	6.0%
Beer	$10.53	$10.41	1.1%

Health Care

Item	Farmington	National avg.	Difference
Optometrist	$144.11	$125.68	14.7%
Doctor	$139.66	$135.78	2.9%
Dentist	$132.33	$113.29	16.8%
Ibuprofen	$10.65	$10.65	0.0%
Lipitor	$369.07	$468.60	21.2%

Housing

Item	Farmington	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$120,100.00	$184,700.00	35.0%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,380.70	$2,346.69	1.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

Item	Farmington	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.40	$3.46	1.7%
Tire Balancing	$57.32	$59.92	4.3%

Utilities

Item	Farmington	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$182.13	$193.99	6.1%
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.
West Denton, MD	14	102	1.7%
Henderson, MD	157	89	10.7%
Federalsburg, MD	2,668	93	7.5%
Magnolia, DE	379	97	3.0%
Ellendale, DE	751	98	2.2%
Farmington, DE	184	91	9.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Deer Creek, AZ	184	94	5.6%
Clio, CA	184	102	1.5%
Lodoga, CA	184	113	12.7%
Tooleville, CA	184	105	5.2%
Williamson, IA	184	74	25.6%
Farmington, DE	184	91	9.1%

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 Farmington, DE