Same state, very different bills On an identical $300,000 home, property tax in New Castle County runs $1,230 a year more than in Sussex County, inside the same state.

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Cost to Own a Home in Delaware

The average effective property tax rate across Delaware is 0.510%, against a national median of 0.837%. Residential electricity averages 19.29¢ per kWh. Pick a county for the full monthly cost breakdown.

Largest cities in Delaware

City pages carry their own median home value and effective tax rate, which often differ from the county they sit in.

Wilmington$224,500 Dover$248,500 Newark$357,600 Middletown$399,500 Bear$280,200 Glasgow$346,200 Brookside$264,800 Hockessin$550,200 Smyrna$273,400 Milford$274,600 Pike Creek Valley$299,500 Claymont$262,900 Seaford$223,700 North Star$566,500 Wilmington Manor$220,400 Georgetown$266,100 Pike Creek$414,700 Millsboro$297,000 Edgemoor$291,000 Elsmere$210,200 New Castle$262,100 Rising Sun-Lebanon$388,600 Clayton$343,700 Laurel$192,700 Camden$268,800 Harrington$222,100 Highland Acres$293,600 Milton$376,600 Lewes$806,700 Greenville$1,003,100 Selbyville$410,700 Townsend$433,400 Ocean View$483,600 Bridgeville$397,400 Kent Acres$213,400 Riverview$287,700 Delmar$222,700 Long Neck$174,000 Millville$453,400 Delaware City$245,500 Cheswold$290,500 Greenwood$230,000 Wyoming$263,000 Woodside East$351,900 Lincoln$261,400 St. Georges$474,500 Bellefonte$275,200 Rehoboth Beach$1,238,400 Dagsboro$285,000 Rodney Village$161,500 Newport$230,900 Felton$276,800 Blades$209,600

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Every county in Delaware

County	Tax rate	Median home	Median tax
New Castle County	0.741%	$329,800	$2,444
Sussex County	0.331%	$353,300	$1,171
Kent County	0.458%	$290,600	$1,331