Cost of living in Delmar, Delaware

Delmar, Delaware has about 2,412 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $232,800.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Sussex County is $1,498 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Delmar. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

Delaware's prices sit at 99.8 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.

Delaware taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 0.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Delmar'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 Delmar's bill.

EIA does not publish a Delaware gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Central Atlantic (PADD 1B) all-grades price was $4.470 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,145.60 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Delaware shares this price.

Among 48 places we list in Delaware with a rent figure, 44 have higher typical rent than Delmar.