Town Hall · Ellendale

Ellendale, DE town hall & government

Ellendale spent $176,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $393 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Ellendale's government.

Town budget

Where Ellendale's money goes

Spent
$176,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$393
typical Delaware cities: $1,027
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$86,00049%
Police
$73,00041%
Roads & transportation
$9,0005%
Parks & libraries
$8,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 55%
  • Other taxes & licenses 17%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • From other local governments 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Ellendale

Full-time staff
1
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$37,700
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
1 full-time
Administration & buildings
0 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Milford School District

Ellendale's K–12 school district, shared with Houston, Milford, Slaughter Beach and Frederica. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,795
Delaware: $22,312
Students
4,595
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$68.1 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Delaware districts overall: 32% local, 57% state, 11% federal

  • Local 19%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $15,795 per pupil, $8,325 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Ellendale pay

Typical tax bill
$1,227
a year · Delaware typical $1,768
Effective rate
0.46%
of home value · Delaware 0.50%
Typical home value
$269,500
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Ellendale's government

🏛️ Official websiteellendale.delaware.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Ellendale →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Ellendale

Ellendale is represented in Congress by Senators Christopher A. Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester and Representative Sarah McBride. Matt Meyer is governor.

All of Ellendale's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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