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Complete relocation analysis: cost difference, salary adjustment, monthly expenses, taxes, home prices, and job market comparison.
Moving to Wilmington is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain.
Wilmington has a cost index of 105 vs 110 for Surprise. Wilmington is 5 points cheaper overall. Monthly rent goes from $1,926 to $1,670 (-13%).
If you earn the Surprise median of $93,371, you would need approximately $89,127/year in Wilmington to maintain equivalent purchasing power, based on the cost index difference of 5 points (5%).
Median rent in Surprise is $1,926/month. In Wilmington it is $1,670/month — a difference of $256 per month, or $3,072 per year.
Moving to Wilmington is a financial step down — higher costs without proportional income gain. The salary equivalent to maintain your current lifestyle is $89,127/year in Wilmington. The median income there is $63,900.
Estimated monthly essentials total $4,011 in Surprise vs $3,673 in Wilmington — a difference of $338/month ($4,056/year).
The median home price in Wilmington is $408,845 vs $421,071 in Surprise. With 20% down and a 6.5% rate, the estimated monthly mortgage payment is $2,067 in Wilmington vs $2,129 in Surprise.