DEDelaware rankings

Towns with the lowest property taxes in Delaware

Ranked by the median yearly real-estate tax bill homeowners actually pay (the tax rate column is that bill divided by the median home value). 35 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

1 Harrington $1,088/yr Home value $221,900 2 Georgetown $1,096/yr Home value $281,400 3 Seaford $1,151/yr Home value $224,300

#TownMedian tax billHome valueTax rate

1 Harrington3,838 people $1,088/yr $221,900 0.49%

2 Georgetown7,660 people $1,096/yr $281,400 0.39%

3 Seaford8,485 people $1,151/yr $224,300 0.51%

Laurel4,152 people $1,236/yr $230,300 0.54%

5 Selbyville3,097 people $1,267/yr $432,900 0.29%

Riverview2,596 people $1,272/yr $319,900 0.40%

Milton3,567 people $1,311/yr $407,000 0.32%

Camden4,106 people $1,333/yr $300,100 0.44%

Smyrna13,165 people $1,353/yr $291,400 0.46%

Wilmington Manor8,214 people $1,408/yr $240,600 0.59%

Dover39,837 people $1,470/yr $258,900 0.57%

Millsboro7,424 people $1,481/yr $332,600 0.45%

New Castle5,579 people $1,481/yr $285,100 0.52%

14 Clayton4,222 people $1,485/yr $361,300 0.41%

15 Milford12,803 people $1,493/yr $296,900 0.50%

16 Highland Acres3,752 people $1,616/yr $306,400 0.53%

17 Edgemoor6,349 people $1,655/yr $290,400 0.57%

18 Rising Sun-Lebanon4,163 people $1,772/yr $389,900 0.45%

Brookside15,115 people $1,779/yr $279,700 0.64%

20 Claymont8,786 people $1,813/yr $276,600 0.66%

Elsmere6,203 people $1,834/yr $225,800 0.81%

Ocean View2,851 people $1,835/yr $514,200 0.36%

Wilmington71,727 people $1,864/yr $231,400 0.81%

Lewes3,505 people $2,027/yr $826,100 0.25%

25 Bear22,370 people $2,238/yr $304,800 0.73%

Middletown24,661 people $2,632/yr $409,600 0.64%

27 Bridgeville2,745 people $2,688/yr $400,900 0.67%

Pike Creek Valley12,431 people $2,778/yr $340,300 0.82%

Glasgow15,546 people $2,861/yr $373,900 0.77%

30 Newark30,330 people $3,023/yr $382,500 0.79%

Pike Creek7,129 people $3,278/yr $422,500 0.78%

32 Townsend2,832 people $3,506/yr $465,100 0.75%

Hockessin13,439 people $4,425/yr $568,800 0.78%

34 North Star7,834 people $4,798/yr $583,700 0.82%

Greenville3,713 people $8,867/yr $1,062,500 0.83%

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the median yearly real-estate tax bill homeowners actually pay (the tax rate column is that bill divided by the median home value). The town with the lowest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Delaware as a whole is $1,768/yr.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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