Cost of living in Bellefonte, Delaware
Bellefonte, Delaware has about 1,388 people. Typical rent is $1,511 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $90,694 a year. Both figures are Census 2020–2024 medians, not a listing or your pay. This site does not approve or deny benefits. A missing figure stays blank. We do not guess it.
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,511 a month.
Bellefonte is a town in Delaware. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $90,694 a year.
- People
- 1,388
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,511
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $90,694
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $289,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,860
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
Bellefonte, Delaware has about 1,388 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $289,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in New Castle County is $1,860 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Bellefonte. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, prices sit at 102.6 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Delaware taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 0.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Bellefonte's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Delaware home paid 18.48¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Bellefonte's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Delaware in the table we use.
Among 48 places we list in Delaware with a rent figure, 19 have higher typical rent than Bellefonte.
Nearby places
- Edgemoor
Typical rent $1,438
Compare with Bellefonte - Wilmington
Typical rent $1,224
Compare with Bellefonte - Penns Grove
Typical rent $1,117
Compare with Bellefonte - Claymont
Typical rent $1,306
Compare with Bellefonte - Carneys Point
Typical rent $1,434
Compare with Bellefonte - Marcus Hook
Typical rent $1,075
Compare with Bellefonte - Elsmere
Typical rent $1,339
- Boothwyn
Typical rent $1,396
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Delaware
Bigger places in Delaware
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.