Cost Of Living in Henlopen Acres, 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	Henlopen Acres	Delaware	National
Cost of living	396	108	100
Goods & Services	106	104	100
Groceries	100	102	100
Health care	104	103	100
Housing	1,083	121	100
Transportation	98	102	100
Utilities	95	98	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Henlopen Acres is 266% higher than the Delaware average
The cost of living in Henlopen Acres is 296% higher than the national average
Henlopen Acres housing is 983% 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	$178,750	$14,896	$4,171	$5,363
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	Henlopen Acres	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	Henlopen Acres	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	Henlopen Acres	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	Henlopen Acres	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$2,000,001.00	$184,700.00	982.8%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,380.70	$2,346.69	1.4%
Apartment Rent	$0.00	$949.00	100.0%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Henlopen Acres	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.
Long Neck, DE	2,869	86	14.0%
Frankford, DE	712	102	1.8%
Millsboro, DE	4,448	107	7.3%
Dagsboro, DE	1,026	108	7.8%
Milton, DE	2,993	114	13.7%
Henlopen Acres, DE	187	396	296.2%

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City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
Fox, AK	187	136	35.7%
Morristown, AZ	187	98	1.9%
Coffee Creek, CA	187	127	27.4%
Markleeville, CA	187	131	30.5%
Hillsboro, IA	187	79	21.0%
Henlopen Acres, DE	187	396	296.2%

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 Henlopen Acres, DE