Delaware property tax by county

Property tax in Delaware, in plain words

Homeowners in Delaware pay a typical 0.50% of their home's value in property tax each year, below the national figure of 0.94%. On the median home, worth $352,000, that comes to about $1,768 a year. Delaware ranks 44th highest of the 50 states and DC by rate.

Rates vary across the state. New Castle County has the highest typical rate at 0.71%, and Sussex County the lowest at 0.32%. The table below lists every county, and each one has its own page with a calculator.

Delaware's state income tax runs 2.2% to 6.6%. The state sales tax rate is zero. The typical property tax bill equals about 2.1% of median household income in Delaware.