Town Hall · Newport

Newport, DE town hall & government

Newport spent $1.3 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $1,511 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Newport's money goes

Spent
$1.3 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$1,511
typical Delaware cities: $1,027
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$818,00062%
Administration & buildings
$300,00023%
Roads & transportation
$116,0009%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$85,0006%
Parks & libraries
$2,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 49%
  • Interest, fines & other 40%
  • Other taxes & licenses 9%
  • From the state 2%

Newport didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Newport

Full-time staff
12
2 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$76,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
9
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
9 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Newport didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Red Clay Consolidated School District

Newport's K–12 school district, shared with Elsmere and Wilmington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$23,294
Delaware: $22,312
Students
14,546
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$94 million
at year end

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

  • Local 39%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $23,294 per pupil, $12,074 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 Newport pay

Typical tax bill
$1,706
a year · Delaware typical $1,768
Effective rate
0.69%
of home value · Delaware 0.50%
Typical home value
$246,000
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 Newport's government

🏛️ Official websitenewport.delaware.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Newport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Newport

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

All of Newport'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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