These Are The 10 Most Affordable Places In Delaware

A wise sage once said “she works hard for the money” and these places in Delaware definitely treat her right.

You see, these are the places in Delaware where the cost of living is the lowest; where your salary goes the furthest. And when if you have the luxury of choosing where to live in the First State, then the cost of living should play a role in the decision.

So we did the hard for you and crunched the numbers to find the cities that have lower food, energy, and housing costs. After the dust settled on our analysis of the 18 largest places in Delaware, we were left with this set of the best value for your money:

1. Seaford
2. Elsmere
3. Wilmington
4. Milford
5. Dover
6. Smyrna
7. Wilmington Manor
8. Edgemoor
9. Brookside
10. Claymont

So listen up Hockessin as we explain how we created this ranking, you could learn some things from the rest of the state.

How We Determined The Most Affordable Places To Live In The First State

There are basic necessities that you have to buy no matter where in the country you live. Those things include:

• Housing
• Food
• Gas
• Health Insurance
• Utilities
• Transportation

You can then compare the cost of these things in each of the places in Delaware to figure out which is the least expensive.

What you are left with is a “Cost of Living Index” that normalizes to 100 for an average place in the United States.

So we used that cost of living index in order to rank all of the 18 places in Delaware that have more than 5,000 people.

And just so you can better understand how the cost of living index works, 100 is the average cost of a place in the United States. A score of 90 means that the place cost 10% less than average. A score of 90 means it’s 10% less expensive.

San Francisco has a score of 243 meaning it’s almost 2.5 times as expensive as the average place in the country.

1. Seaford

Population: 7,018
Services: 107
Groceries: 107
Healthcare: 102
Housing: 89
Transportation: 101
Utiltiies: 114

2. Elsmere

Population: 6,131
Services: 108
Groceries: 103
Healthcare: 103
Housing: 97
Transportation: 96
Utiltiies: 114

3. Wilmington

Population: 71,119
Services: 108
Groceries: 103
Healthcare: 103
Housing: 99
Transportation: 96
Utiltiies: 114

4. Milford

Population: 9,513
Services: 107
Groceries: 107
Healthcare: 102
Housing: 99
Transportation: 101
Utiltiies: 114

5. Dover

Population: 36,259
Services: 107
Groceries: 107
Healthcare: 102
Housing: 105
Transportation: 101
Utiltiies: 114

6. Smyrna

Population: 10,065
Services: 107
Groceries: 107
Healthcare: 102
Housing: 108
Transportation: 101
Utiltiies: 114

7. Wilmington Manor

Population: 8,562
Services: 108
Groceries: 103
Healthcare: 103
Housing: 109
Transportation: 96
Utiltiies: 114

8. Edgemoor

Population: 5,889
Services: 108
Groceries: 103
Healthcare: 103
Housing: 110
Transportation: 96
Utiltiies: 114

9. Brookside

Population: 14,321
Services: 108
Groceries: 103
Healthcare: 103
Housing: 111
Transportation: 96
Utiltiies: 114

10. Claymont

Population: 8,043
Services: 108
Groceries: 103
Healthcare: 103
Housing: 111
Transportation: 96
Utiltiies: 114

Detailed List Of Affordable Places In Delaware

City	Rank	Population	Services	Grociers	Healthcare
Seaford	1	7,018	107	107	102
Elsmere	2	6,131	108	103	103
Wilmington	3	71,119	108	103	103
Milford	4	9,513	107	107	102
Dover	5	36,259	107	107	102
Smyrna	6	10,065	107	107	102
Wilmington Manor	7	8,562	108	103	103
Edgemoor	8	5,889	108	103	103
Brookside	9	14,321	108	103	103
Claymont	10	8,043	108	103	103
New Castle	11	5,309	108	103	103
Bear	12	19,751	108	103	103
Pike Creek Valley	13	11,268	108	103	103
Newark	14	31,655	108	103	103
Glasgow	15	14,780	108	103	103
Pike Creek	16	7,642	108	103	103
North Star	17	7,845	108	103	103
Hockessin	18	13,287	108	103	103