Moving you from New York to Delaware
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Experienced in moving you from NY to Delaware
Experienced in moving you from NY to Delaware
New York may be all that glitters on the East Coast to some, but Delaware shines bright as The Diamond State (one among many of the state’s nicknames). From local music festivals, great food and drink, bountiful beaches, and more, you won’t be wishing on a star for a better place to call home.
As you plan for your move down the coast, you can count on Piece of Cake Moving and Storage to make it an easy one for you. We regularly relocate New Yorkers, including couples, families, students, and professionals, to all the major cities and towns of Delaware. With services that include packing, storage options, and more, we’ll make a smooth and stress-free move to the Delaware our #1 priority.
Moving you to Delaware and all of its major cities and towns
Piece of Cake Moving and Storage moves New Yorkers to all the cities and towns in the Delaware. They include major centers such as:
- Bear
- Bethany Beach
- Bowers Beach
- Bridgeville
- Camden
- Christiana
- Claymont
- Dagsboro
- Delaware City
- Delmar
- Dewey Beach
- Dover
- Ellendale
- Elsmere
- Fenwick Island
- Frankford
- Frederica
- Georgetown
- Glasgow
- Greenwood
- Harbeson
- Harrington
- Hartly
- Hockessin
- Houston
- Laurel
- Lewes
- Long Neck
- Magnolia
- Middletown
- Milford
- Millsboro
- Millville
- Milton
- New Castle
- Newark
- Newport
- Ocean View
- Odessa
- Pike Creek
- Rehoboth Beach
- Seaford
- Selbyville
- Smyrna
- South Bethany
- Townsend
- Wilmington
- Wyoming
Our top moving tips when moving to Delaware
With a little over half of the year with sun and moderate monthly temps ranging from 75 to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, you won’t be sweating the climate in Delaware.
Interestingly, the areas along the Atlantic Ocean can be about 10 degrees warmer in the winter and 10 degree cooler in the summer. So, your fashionable New York parka and sunglasses can still be put to good use throughout the year.
However, as the second smallest state in the nation with just under a million residents, it’s a bit of a crowded room. To put it another way, you’ll be sharing a given square mile with about 499 residents. Beyond the population density, there’s even more to know about moving to Delaware, including:
- Cost of living: Living in Delaware is slightly higher than the national average, but there are some perks and considerations to note. In terms of perks, there is no sales tax in the state. So, as you’re updating your home decor or wardrobe, you won’t have to do that math in your head to calculate your out of pocket cost. Income tax, however, is based on how much you make and is between a 2.2% and 6.6% rate. As you consider how to spend your take-home pay, another perk for first time homebuyers includes being for up to a $2,000 tax credit. Speaking of housing, the median house costs around $304,500. Renters may be looking at a median monthly rent of $1,130. Getting from where you live to run errands, work, and see the sites may lead you to consider public transportation. There is a statewise public transit system, DART First State. It’s not the subways and buses of NYC you may be used to, so you may decide whether a personal vehicle may be necessary. While fares are reasonable, $2 for adults, $1 for students, and children (under 46 inches tall) ride for free, check the routes and schedules to see if it’ll take you where you want to go.
- Local festivals: There are a lot of opportunities to experience the sights and sounds of Delaware. For instance, as a take on the Running of the Bulls in Spain, you can check out the Dewey Beach Running of the Bulls — minus the actual bulls (there’s a person dressed up as a bull though). With 10,000 tulip bulbs planted throughout the city, Lewes, DE is a site to behold in April each year for their Annual Tulip Celebration. If your musical inclinations sway more to the jazz beat, make your way towards Wilmington in August to the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival. It’s said to be the largest free outdoor jazz festival on the East Coast. Indie-music aficionados who are itching to crank up the volume, however, can get their fix in September with the annual all-ages Firefly Music Festival at the Woodlands of Dover International Speedway.
- Parks and recreation: From sand to green spaces, this state boasts quite a bit of opportunity for relaxing and recreating in its 2,500 square miles. For one, there are 17 state parks. Six of those include a disc golf course. But that’s not all you can do in the parks; visitors can enjoy canoeing, kayaking, hiking, primitive camp sites, mountain biking, picnic areas, cross-country skiing, tubing, sledding, and more. You may even try out geocaching and go on an adventure to locate the cache’s coordinates in the park. If the park you had in mind is more along the amusement variety, head on over to Rehoboth Beach. There, you’ll find rides, arcade games, and even a water slide at Jungle Jim’s River Safari Water Park. Bethany Beach has more of a movie after the beach vibe, with quaint shops, kayaking, surfing, and outdoor movie screenings from June to September. Delaware’s great outdoors has something for everyone.
- Eating like a local: Ready your tastebuds, because Delaware has some comforting flavors. Being a coastal state, you can count on getting fresh seafood, specifically steamed blue crab with Old Bay seasoning. Take up a booth at your local diner and you may see creamed chipped beef (also called “S.O.S” or “stuff on a shingle”) on the menu: a dish of dried, salted beef topped with white gravy over toast. If you do make it out to Rehoboth Beach, don’t forget to stop at Dolle’s for some local salt water taffy, made on location since 1927. And, when it comes to what you’ll wash it all down with, you may consider a pint of Delaware’s own Dogfish Head beer. You can enjoy the brews at several locations in the state; but hop heads may want to book a night at the Dogfish Head Inn in Lewes, DE for a unique, beyond-a-brewery-tour experience!
- Job Market: The First State is currently ranked as one of the 10 best places to find a job in the U.S. Perhaps the over 449,000 people employed in the state would agree. Some of the key industries in the state include biotech, science, & technology; business & financial services; food production & agriculture; manufacturing; education; and healthcare. Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Perdue, University of Delaware, Neumors Alfred I. Dupont Hospital for Children, and Mountaire are among Delaware’s major employers. And the workforce in the state is well educated; almost one-third of the population has a bachelor’s degree or higher. When it comes to Delaware residents’ take-home pay, the median household income of $68,287 is about 8% more than the national average.
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