The median household income in Delaware is $72,700, which translates to roughly $6,058 per month before taxes. Financial planners generally recommend keeping total unsecured debt payments below 10% of gross income, which puts the target maximum monthly personal loan payment for a typical DE household at $606.
Personal loan rates in Delaware are estimated at 11.8% for good-credit borrowers. Rates can range from around 7% for excellent-credit borrowers at credit unions to 25%+ for bad-credit borrowers at online lenders. Shopping at least 3-4 lenders before accepting an offer is especially important in Delaware given the wide rate variance.
Delaware's state income tax of 2.2%–6.6% reduces take-home pay. Factor your actual net income when calculating what personal loan payment you can sustain.
The cost of living in Delaware is 103 (national average = 100). Living costs in Delaware are near the national average.