Skip to content
Cost & Benefits

Dover vs Wilmington

Simple answer

You'd likely save $120 a month in Wilmington.

Typical rent is $1,344 in Dover and $1,224 in Wilmington. This is the Census typical rent, not a promise about your lease.

Dover

Delaware

Typical rent
$1,344
Typical pay
$60,199 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,629
Price index
97.5 (metro)

Wilmington

Delaware

Typical rent
$1,224
Typical pay
$58,671 a year
2-bedroom fair rent
$1,860
Price index
102.6 (metro)

Benefits after a move

Dover and Wilmington are in the same state, so the benefit rules do not change when you move between them.