Cost comparison
Compare rent, housing, utilities, groceries, salary needs, and move score across the city profiles currently available in LifeAtlas.
Delaware
Seaford is a supplemental starter city profile for the southern Delaware regional affordability market in Delaware, useful for route coverage and starter comparisons around rent, housing, utilities, wages, benefits, insurance, and moving costs.
Delaware
Dover is the state-capital affordability market in Delaware, promoted in source-ready batch 03 for comparisons around housing, wages, utilities, taxes, benefits, and moving costs.
Comparison
Seaford has the lower salary-needed estimate, while Seaford has the lower starter rent. Differences are shown as Dover minus Seaford.
| Metric | Seaford | Dover | Difference | Advantage | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,150 | $1,500 | +$350 | Seaford | Seaford has the lower median rent. |
| Home price | $319,218 | $365,000 | +$45,782 | Seaford | Seaford has the lower home price. |
| Utilities | $213/mo | $190/mo | -$23/mo | Dover | Dover has the lower utilities. |
| Groceries index | 109 | 103 | -6 | Dover | Dover has the lower groceries index. |
| Salary needed | $55,873 | $69,000 | +$13,127 | Seaford | Seaford has the lower salary needed. |
| Move score | 77/100 | 74/100 | -3 | Seaford | Seaford has the higher move score. |