Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Delaware
Lewes is a supplemental starter city profile for the coastal retirement and tourism market in Delaware, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Delaware
Rehoboth Beach is the coastal tourism and retirement market in Delaware, promoted in source-ready batch 03 for comparisons around housing, wages, insurance, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Lewes has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Rehoboth Beach has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Rehoboth Beach minus Lewes.
| Metric | Lewes | Rehoboth Beach | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,097 | $1,920 | -$177 | Rehoboth Beach | Rehoboth Beach has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $593,084 | $796,991 | +$203,907 | Lewes | Lewes has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $207/mo | $202/mo | -$5/mo | Rehoboth Beach | Rehoboth Beach has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 108 | 106 | -2 | Rehoboth Beach | Rehoboth Beach has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $84,491 | $85,560 | +$1,069 | Lewes | Lewes has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 71/100 | 69/100 | -2 | Lewes | Lewes has the higher move score. |