Cost Of Living in Lewes, 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	Lewes	Delaware	National
Cost of living	151	108	100
Goods & Services	106	104	100
Groceries	100	102	100
Health care	104	103	100
Housing	267	121	100
Transportation	98	102	100
Utilities	95	98	100

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Cost Of Living Quick Facts

The cost of living in Lewes is 40% higher than the Delaware average
The cost of living in Lewes is 51% higher than the national average
Lewes housing is 167% 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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Median Income & Debt-To-Income Ratio

Median Income	Per Year	Per Month	Max Budget (28% DTI)	Max Budget (36% DTI)
Owners	$89,063	$7,422	$2,078	$2,672
Renters	$31,298	$2,608	$730	$939

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	Lewes	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	Lewes	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	Lewes	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	Lewes	National avg.	Difference
Home Price	$612,700.00	$184,700.00	231.7%
Avg. Mortgage Payment	$2,380.70	$2,346.69	1.4%
Apartment Rent	$1,099.00	$949.00	15.8%

Transportation

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

Utilities

Item	Lewes	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%
Milford, DE	11,463	104	3.6%
Georgetown, DE	7,436	107	7.0%
Millsboro, DE	4,448	107	7.3%
North Cape May, NJ	3,749	110	10.1%
Lewes, DE	3,266	151	51.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Cost of Living Index	National Avg.
North Brooksville, FL	3,266	93	6.7%
Harlem, GA	3,267	87	13.4%
McChord AFB, WA	3,268	137	37.3%
Alexander, AR	3,263	90	10.1%
Newburgh, IN	3,263	97	2.6%
Lewes, DE	3,266	151	51.5%

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 Lewes, DE