Cost Of Living in Wilmington Manor, 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	Wilmington Manor	Delaware	National
Cost of living	102	108	100
Goods & Services	106	104	100
Groceries	106	102	100
Health care	107	103	100
Housing	98	121	100
Transportation	108	102	100
Utilities	92	98	100

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The cost of living in Wilmington Manor is 5% lower than the Delaware average
The cost of living in Wilmington Manor is 2% higher than the national average
Wilmington Manor housing is 2% 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	$64,904	$5,409	$1,514	$1,947
Renters	$42,113	$3,509	$983	$1,264

A good way to judge both the affordability of the housing and the cost of living in Wilmington Manor is by simply calculating the maximum that should be spent on housing, otherwise known as the debt-to-income ratio (DTI). The plan is to avoid spending more than 28 percent of the gross income on costs that pertain to housing and no more than 36 percent on all expenses and debts. Wilmington Manor has a median income of about $64,904 for people who own homes. Based on that number, a maximum of $1,514 should be spent on expenses related to housing. Renters have a slightly different median income, which is $42,113. Based on this average, renters should spend no more than $983 on all rental costs if they want to maintain a non-impoverished standard of living.

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	Wilmington Manor	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	Wilmington Manor	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	Wilmington Manor	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	Wilmington Manor	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$173,300.00	$184,700.00	6.2%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,192.51	$2,346.69	6.6%
Apartment Rent	$1,013.00	$949.00	6.7%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Wilmington Manor	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.
Prospect Park CDP, PA	224	82	17.9%
Salem, NJ	4,761	88	12.4%
Chester, PA	33,855	89	10.6%
Marcus Hook, PA	2,334	91	9.0%
Linwood, PA	3,473	93	7.4%
Wilmington Manor, DE	8,335	102	2.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Dormont, PA	8,335	96	3.6%
Bath, ME	8,333	104	4.4%
McRae-Helena, GA	8,338	81	18.8%
La Pêche, QC	8,341	n/a
Toccoa, GA	8,328	85	14.6%
Wilmington Manor, DE	8,335	102	2.4%

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 Wilmington Manor, DE