I live in Delaware and have so for over 60 years. I have an elderly mother who lives on her own and if I could get her to leave I would be gone tomorrow. $1400 in this state will only get you a studio apartment. There's not much I like about this state. Okay, taxes are low, but prices on everyday items such as food and clothing are not. We have beaches (not a fan) but not really anything you could call mountains. Delaware is on a level plain, with the lowest mean elevation of any state in the nation.