City comparison
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | New York | Wilmington | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,714/mo | $1,213/mo | 41.3% higher in A |
| Median home value | $732,100 | $318,600 | 129.8% higher in A |
| Median household income | $76,607 | $58,908 | 30.0% higher in A |
| Groceries index | 103.2 | 100.2 | 3.0% higher in A |
| Utilities index | 147.4 | 97.5 | 51.2% higher in A |
| Transportation index | 100.7 | 84.9 | 18.6% higher in A |
| Healthcare index | 99.9 | 99.8 | ≈ equal |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in New York, you'd need $79,008 in Wilmington to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Wilmington, NC is about 21% cheaper overall than New York, NY, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 29% lower in Wilmington than in New York. If you earn $80,000 in New York, you'd need about $63,207 in Wilmington to keep the same standard of living.