Last updated: September 12, 2024

Cost of Living Data

in Christiana, Delaware, United States

Data powered by ERI's Geographic Assessor & Relocation AssessorERI's Database

Cost of Living Information

Christiana Cost of Living Index

Is Christiana an expensive place to live?

The cost of living index is calculated based on accumulating the cost of food, transportation, health services, rent, utilities, taxes, and miscellaneous.

2,233/6,050 cities in the US

5/14 cities in Delaware

Cost of Living compared to National Average

Below Average

Average

Above Average

+ 4%

The ranking of cities is based on every single city in the United States

5/14 cities in Delaware

Cost of Living compared to Delaware

Below Average

Average

Above Average

+ 2%

This is based on every single city in Delaware

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Assumptions Used to Calculate the Average Cost of Living in Christiana:

Salary$72,000Edit

House SizeTwo Bedroom AptEdit

Family SizeFourEdit

Ownership vs. RentRentEdit

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Affordability Breakdown

Below Average

Average

Above Average

Food

Transportation

Housing

Health

The following are collected for use in calculating cost of food: meats, dairy products, produce, bakery products, miscellaneous grocery products, fast food, and average casual restaurant.

The data used to calculate the cost of food score is a sample of data pulled from ERI Economic Research Institute' Relocation Assessor. For a more detailed food price index, please try a free demo of the cloud-based Relocation Assessor.

The cost of transportation score uses local data on commuting patterns and city dispersion combined with fuel cost factors, public transportation, and efficiency patterns of public transportation in relationship to a transportation price level index. A relative cost of airline travel component is also included. In major cities, where parking is a substantial cost, estimates are included for parking expenses during regular business hours.

Transportation factors also include the yearly total cost of operating automobile(s) and/or equivalent commuter expense for ten miles.The cost of operating an automobile defaults to 20 miles round trip daily, maintenance, taxes and licensing fees, insurance, gasoline costs including taxes, etc.Costs vary according to changes to number of vehicles, combined value and combined prose, and annual mileage/kilometers.Sources include IRS allowed reimbursement policies, local gasoline, insurance, licensing and maintenance/service prices.

The data used to calculate the cost of transportation score is a sample of data pulled from ERI Economic Research Institute's Relocation Assessor. For a more detailed transportation price index, please try a free demo of the cloud-based Relocation Assessor.

The following are collected for use in determining the cost of housing score: square footage, monthly rent, home prices, and utilities.

For the estimated monthly rent prices, data on average and median rent price per square foot on a 900 square foot (2 bed room), unfurnished higher-quality apartment is collected.Estimated apartment rental prices assume a standard lease (usually 1-year) is signed.The same geographic assumptions and data standards used for home prices are applied to data collection and survey procedures.Utilities are estimated based on costs for common heating/cooling/sources of energy for the location. Water and sewer cost estimates are also included.

The data used to calculate the cost of housing score is a sample of data pulled from ERI Economic Research Institute's Relocation Assessor. For a more detailed housing price index, please try a free demo of the cloud-based Relocation Assessor.

The following are collected for use in the health care grade estimate: a "check-up" to a primary care physician, a regular cleaning with a dentist, and the cost of a widely prescribed non-generic pharmaceutical drug.

Health care services include out-of-pocket costs for the employee and carrier zone rates by location, along with hospital costs. They are based primarily upon group medical benefits as tracked by national carriers and in-house methodology. Health care services vary by family size.

The data used to calculate the cost of health care score is a sample of data pulled from ERI Economic Research Institute's Relocation Assessor. For a more detailed health care price index, please try a free demo of the cloud-based Relocation Assessor.

In this graph, we break down the overall cost of living into some of the major contributing factors. ERI downloads housing sales data from commercially available sources. Gasoline, consumables, and medical care premium costs are also collected from authoritative online databases. ERI research staff then audits these sources to help aid them in finding the cost of living compared to other locations.

Cost of Labor

The exact percent cost of labor differential can be found in ERI's Assessor Platform.

Higher than US Average

29th highest

Cost of labor amongst the 400 US major metro areas

Area Information

Christiana

Average Salary

$69,794 (USD) Yearly$34 (USD) Hourly

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Median Household Income

The median household income is

Not reported

Median House Price

The median home price is

Not reported

State Taxes

This ranking is based on income tax rates

7th highest

state tax rate in the US

Walk Score

Walk Scores are provided by walkscore.com. These scores summarize the walkability and public transit options available in a city.

No data

Employment Levels

Employment Rate per Month

Employment rate is calculated as the average change in the number of jobs added to the labor market per month over the span of the previous year.

-32

Labor Force Count

The labor force is estimated by the number of employed people plus the unemployed who are looking for work.

310,883

Unemployment Rate

Unemployment rate is calculated by dividing the number of unemployed individuals by all individuals currently in the labor force.

3.6%

Upward Mobility Rate

Upward mobility is a measure of the average economic outcome of a child from a below-median income family compared to their parents.

37.1%

Notes

About Christiana

Description: Christiana is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States, located on the Christina River, 12 miles southwest of Wilmington. It is home to the Christiana Hospital and the Christiana Mall and is the location of the northern terminus of Delaware Route 1 at an interchange with Interstate 95. Despite sharing a name with Christiana Hundred, the community...

How expensive is it to live in Christiana?

Based on our Christiana cost of living calculator, Christiana is 4% more expensive than the national average and 2% more expensive to live in than the average city in Delaware. This assumes a $72,000 annual salary and a 2 Bedroom Apt. Food costs in Christiana are less affordable than average in the United States. Transportations costs in Christiana are less affordable than average in the United States. Housing costs in Christiana are as affordable than average in the United States. Health care costs in Christiana are less affordable than the US average.

What does it cost to move to Christiana?

The cost of moving to Christiana depends on a lot of factors. The biggest factor is the difference in cost of living between the two locations, which can be determined using ERI's cost of living calculator. The other major factor is the distance between the two locations.

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FAQs

What is a cost of living index?

A cost of living index is a broad measurement of the cost of different expenses expected by the average person living in a certain location. Some of the categories tracked include health care costs, transportation, housing, groceries, and more. These numbers are tracked in specific locations to gauge how much it costs to live in a certain area over time.

Another good way to interpret this general number is to ask the question, "How many goods and/or services does a specific amount of money purchase in a given location?" An easy example would be that $100 goes further in Reno, Nevada, than it does in San Francisco, California. The goods and services tracked are need-based, meaning entertainment and other incurred expenses not required to live in a certain area are not tracked.

The main purpose of a cost of living index is to help a person quickly decide if moving from one location to another will increase or decrease quality of life.

How did we calculate our cost of living index?

Cost of living data are derived from ERI's cost of living surveys and web digitization of public domain records. Data are comprised of health care, transportation, housing, and grocery costs, which are then averaged out across the county. On the graphs above, the "0" represents the country’s average. The percentage can either be lower, expressed by a negative number, or higher than the national average, expressed by a positive number. The important part to remember is the locations are compared to an average of other locations.

What is cost of labor?

Cost of labor may sound like cost of living, but it refers to the price of labor as opposed to the cost to living in a location. Cost of labor refers to all the upfront costs that an employer must pay when hiring work from a particular area. This factors in costs such as the payroll taxes and required benefits when hiring from a particular location. This number is displayed as a percent average higher or lower than the national average. To see the cost of labor data for a particular location, please fill out this quote form with your location of interest.