Cost of living in Highland Acres, Delaware
Highland Acres, Delaware has about 3,752 people. Typical rent is $1,583 a month, including utilities, and a typical household earns $102,356 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 $1,583 a month.
Highland Acres is a Census community, not a separate city government in Delaware. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $102,356 a year.
- People
- 3,752
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,583
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $102,356
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $306,400
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,629
- Dover, DE MSA
Highland Acres, Delaware has about 3,752 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $306,400.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Kent County is $1,629 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Highland Acres. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Dover, DE metro area, prices sit at 97.5 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 Highland Acres'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 Highland Acres'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, 14 have higher typical rent than Highland Acres.
Nearby places
- Kent Acres
Typical rent $1,574
Compare with Highland Acres - Rising Sun-Lebanon
Typical rent $1,755
Compare with Highland Acres - Rodney Village
Typical rent $1,338
Compare with Highland Acres - Dover Base Housing
Typical rent $2,139
Compare with Highland Acres - Camden
Typical rent $1,836
Compare with Highland Acres - Wyoming
Typical rent $1,558
Compare with Highland Acres - Dover
Typical rent $1,344
Compare with Highland Acres - Woodside EastCompare with Highland Acres
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.