Cost Of Living in Rodney Village, 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	Rodney Village	Delaware	National
Cost of living	96	108	100
Goods & Services	101	104	100
Groceries	100	102	100
Health care	99	103	100
Housing	83	121	100
Transportation	101	102	100
Utilities	107	98	100

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The cost of living in Rodney Village is 11% lower than the Delaware average
The cost of living in Rodney Village is 4% lower than the national average
Rodney Village housing is 17% 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	$46,063	$3,839	$1,075	$1,382
Renters	$29,258	$2,438	$683	$878

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	Rodney Village	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%

Groceries

Item	Rodney Village	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%

Health Care

Item	Rodney Village	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%

Housing

Item	Rodney Village	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$136,900.00	$184,700.00	25.9%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$1,951.15	$2,346.69	16.9%
Apartment Rent	$972.00	$949.00	2.4%

Transportation

Item	Rodney Village	National avg.	Difference
Gasoline	$3.44	$3.46	0.5%
Tire Balancing	$62.39	$59.92	4.1%

Utilities

Item	Rodney Village	National avg.	Difference
All Electricity	$214.53	$193.99	10.6%
Phone	$195.25	$192.25	1.6%

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.
Hartly, DE	167	83	16.5%
Henderson, MD	157	89	10.7%
Little Creek, DE	288	93	7.3%
Leipsic, DE	141	95	4.9%
Magnolia, DE	379	97	3.0%
Rodney Village, DE	1,165	96	4.1%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Chisholm, ME	1,165	95	4.5%
LaBarque Creek, MO	1,165	116	16.4%
Southmont, NC	1,165	87	13.1%
Wolfhurst, OH	1,165	84	16.4%
Santee, SC	1,165	92	7.6%
Rodney Village, DE	1,165	96	4.1%

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 Rodney Village, DE