According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Pike Creek has an overall cost of living index of 131 which is 1.3x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Delaware, Pike Creek has a cost of living index that's 1.2x higher than Delaware's index of 113.
The standard of living in Pike Creek ranks as #5,297 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Delaware. By definition, that implies Pike Creek ranks as the #1,122 most expensive place in the First State.
Living Expense | Pike Creek | Delaware | National Average | |
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Overall | 131 | 113 | 100 | |
Services | 109 | 111 | 100 | |
Groceries | 126 | 118 | 100 | |
Health | 113 | 103 | 100 | |
Housing | 176 | 122 | 100 | |
Transportation | 111 | 110 | 100 | |
Utilities | 88 | 97 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Delaware, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | Pike Creek | Delaware | United States |
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Median Home Value | $335,700 | $258,300 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,798 | $1,150 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $121,750 | $69,110 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 2.8x | 3.7x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.18x | 0.2x | 0.2x |
Item | Pike Creek | Delaware |
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Shampoo | $1.13 | $1.06 |
Movie | $12.88 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $16.5 | $14.67 |
Item | Pike Creek | Delaware |
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Ground Beef | $4.69 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $1.91 | $1.39 |
Milk | $2.54 | $2.05 |
Item | Pike Creek | Delaware |
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Haircut | $21.56 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $40.11 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $2.86 | $2.34 |
Item | Pike Creek | Delaware |
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Potatoes | $4.51 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $9.74 | $10.62 |
Beer | $8.74 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $102.08 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $109.17 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $133.33 | $99.13 |
Item | Pike Creek | Delaware |
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Gasoline | $2.16 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $73.33 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $129.7 | $167.67 |
Phone | $176.59 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Pike Creek |
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Newark, DE | 33,822 | 117 | 0.9x |
West Chester, PA | 20,033 | 124 | 0.9x |
Hockessin, DE | 14,172 | 141 | 1.1x |
Brookside, DE | 13,741 | 109 | 0.8x |
Coatesville, PA | 13,096 | 101 | 0.8x |
Pennsville, NJ | 11,968 | 103 | 0.8x |
Pike Creek Valley, DE | 11,346 | 116 | 0.9x |
Village Green-Green Ridge, PA | 8,661 | 112 | 0.9x |
Brookhaven, PA | 8,045 | 112 | 0.9x |
North Star, DE | 7,546 | 143 | 1.1x |