Town Hall · Millville

Millville, DE town hall & government

Millville spent $2 million in the year to April 30, 2024, about $1,006 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Millville's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to April 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,006
spending per person
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million55%
Parks & libraries
$275,00014%
Paid to other governments
$197,00010%
Other
$427,00021%

Where the money comes from

  • Other taxes & licenses 63%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • From the state 5%
  • Sales taxes 3%
Town workforce

Who works for Millville

Full-time staff
6
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,800
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
6 full-time17 part
Parks & libraries
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

Indian River School District

Millville's K–12 school district, shared with Bethany Beach, Dagsboro, Fenwick Island, Frankford, Georgetown and Millsboro. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$20,516
Delaware: $22,312
Students
10,786
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$183.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $20,516 per pupil, $11,486 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 Millville pay

Typical tax bill
$1,480
a year · Delaware typical $1,768
Effective rate
0.30%
of home value · Delaware 0.50%
Typical home value
$494,500
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 Millville's government

🏛️ Official websitemillville.delaware.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Millville →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Millville

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

All of Millville'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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