According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Seaford has an overall cost of living index of 101 which is 1.0x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Delaware, Seaford has a cost of living index that's 0.9x lower than Delaware's index of 113.
The standard of living in Seaford ranks as #3,263 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Delaware. By definition, that implies Seaford ranks as the #3,156 most expensive place in the First State.
Living Expense | Seaford | Delaware | National Average | |
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Overall | 101 | 113 | 100 | |
Services | 109 | 111 | 100 | |
Groceries | 117 | 118 | 100 | |
Health | 101 | 103 | 100 | |
Housing | 85 | 122 | 100 | |
Transportation | 107 | 110 | 100 | |
Utilities | 96 | 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.
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Seaford | Salisbury, MD | 32,850 | 101 | 1.0x | Georgetown, GA | 12,545 | 96 | 1.0x |
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