Property tax & assessment across Delaware
What is the tax rate? When are taxes due? How is property assessed?
20 of 57 municipalities in Delaware have an adopted ordinance on property tax & assessment on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellefonte Town |
Ordinance 2026-02 — Adopting the Updated New Castle County Property Tax Assessments
+1 more |
tax rate: $.08 per $100 of valuation | 2026-06-05 |
| Blades Town |
Ordinance 440 — Adopting the Change of Real Estate Property Tax | tax rate: $0.45 per $100 of assessed value at 100%; Front Footage tax $0.60 per foot; Capitation tax $8.00 per residential unit; Administration fee $30.00 | 2026-06-05 |
| Bridgeville Town |
Ordinance 24-02: Property Tax Increase (Chapter 128) | tax rate: $3.66 per $100 | 2026-06-05 |
| Dover City |
Ordinance #2025-12 – Amending Chapter 102 – Taxation, Articles III & IV (Realty Transfer Tax and Tax Abatement)
adopted 2025-07-14 |
penalty interest: one and one-half percent per month | 2026-06-05 |
| Frederica Town |
Ordinance 25-07 – Property Tax | tax rate: $0.245 per $100.00 assessed valuation | 2026-06-05 |
| Greenwood Town |
Ordinance No. C-7A — An Ordinance Amending Ordinance C-7 to Clarify the Responsibility of Grantors to Pay Transfer Tax Even When a Grantee Is a First-Time Home Buyer
adopted 2019-09-03 |
— | 2026-06-05 |
| Hartly Town |
Ordinance No. 01-01-2025-0001 — An Ordinance of the Town of Hartly Approving the Revision of the Town of Hartly Property Tax Rate
adopted 2025-04-10 |
tax rate: Non-Residential (Commercial): $0.15 per $100 of assessed property value; Residential: $0.10 per $100 of assessed property; Exempt: S0.0 per S100 of assessed property value | 2026-06-05 |
| Middletown Town |
Chapter 154: Taxation — Town of Middletown, DE | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Millsboro Town |
Chapter 183: Taxation — Town of Millsboro, DE | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Millville Town |
Taxation — Town of Millville, DE | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Milton Town |
Taxation (Town of Milton code chapter) | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Ocean View Town |
Chapter 195: Taxation | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Odessa Town |
Resolution 2022-1: Set Tax Rate FY 2022-2023
adopted 2022-05-01 |
tax rate: .25 per one hundred dollars of assessed value for residential and .90 per one hundred dollars of assessed value for commercial · penalty interest: 2% per month on unpaid taxes and trash | 2026-06-05 |
| Rehoboth Beach City |
Chapter 245: Taxation
adopted 1974-11-08 |
— | 2026-06-05 |
| Seaford City |
Chapter 16: Exemptions From Taxation
adopted 2012-05-22 |
— | 2026-06-05 |
| Slaughter Beach Town |
Slaughter Beach Town Code Title V Chapter 1 — Assessments for Municipal Taxation | — | 2026-06-05 |
| South Bethany Town |
South Bethany Resolution 1-26 — FY 2027 Property Tax Rate and Rental Tax Rate | tax rate: $.051 per hundred dollars of assessed valuation; rental tax rate 8% of total gross receipts | 2026-06-05 |
| Townsend Town |
Townsend Resolution 2025-003 — Amended Code for Garbage and Light Tax | — | 2026-06-05 |
| Viola Town |
Viola Ordinance 2019-2 — Collection Costs Associated with Town of Viola Taxes
adopted 2019-03-18 |
— | 2026-06-05 |
| Wyoming Town |
Ordinance #76-25 — New Tax Rate | tax rate: Prior rate: $1.10 per $100 of assessed value; roll-back rate: $0.1525 per $100 of assessed value; new adopted rate (FY2026): $.2211 per $100 of assessed value | 2026-06-05 |
Nothing on file for property tax & assessment
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Other ordinances on file, none on this topic (31) — Arden, Ardentown, Bethany Beach, Bowers, Camden, Cheswold, Clayton, Dagsboro, Delaware City, Delmar, Dewey Beach, Ellendale, Elsmere, Felton, Fenwick Island, Georgetown, Harrington, Henlopen Acres, Houston, Kenton, Laurel, Lewes, Little Creek, Magnolia, Milford, New Castle, Newark, Newport, Selbyville, Smyrna, Wilmington.
No ordinances published online (1, verified negatives) — Farmington.
Unconfirmed (5, leads but nothing verified) — Ardencroft, Bethel, Frankford, Leipsic, Woodside.