What is the average property tax rate in Delaware?

Statewide, Delaware's effective property-tax rate is 0.502% — the state median real-estate taxes ($1,768) divided by the state median home value ($352,000), from the Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. The national figure is about 0.937%. Individual counties vary widely; the table above shows each one.

Which Delaware county has the highest property taxes?

Sort the county table by effective rate or by median taxes paid to see the highest and lowest. Effective rate (taxes ÷ home value) and raw dollars paid can rank counties differently, because home values differ so much across the state — both columns are shown.

Delaware property taxes by county

Statewide effective rate 0.502% · national rank #44 of 51 (1 = highest) · 3 county-equivalents · U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Across Delaware, the median owner-occupied home pays $1,768 a year in real-estate taxes on a median home value of $352,000 — an effective property-tax rate of 0.502%. That ranks Delaware #44 of 51 states and the District of Columbia (1 = highest). This page lists all 3 Delaware county-equivalents in the Census data — 3 with a published effective rate — sortable by rate, taxes paid, or home value, with links to the counties we publish in depth. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Statewide figures Delaware · ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Effective tax rate: 0.502%
Median real-estate taxes: $1,768 ± $20
Median home value: $352,000
National rank: #44 of 51

All Delaware counties

Every Delaware county-equivalent in the Census data (3 with a published effective rate). Click a column heading to sort by effective rate, taxes paid, home value, or rank. Counties we publish in depth are linked.

Filter counties

Delaware counties by effective property-tax rate (highest first). Click a column to re-sort.

New Castle County	0.710%	$2,499	$352,200	#1858
Kent County	0.431%	$1,363	$316,600	#2853
Sussex County	0.319%	$1,222	$382,600	#3048

Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates — tables B25103 (real-estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income) — and the 2024 Census county gazetteer. Public domain (Title 17 U.S.C. §105).

Official Delaware tax authority

Property tax in Delaware is assessed and collected locally. For an individual property's assessed value, exemptions, and bill, use the county assessor or appraisal district. For statewide rules and forms:

State of Delaware — Tax Center →

This state link is hand-verified. Per-county assessor URLs are not published (no verified nationwide source exists) and are never guessed.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average property tax rate in Delaware?: Statewide, Delaware's effective property-tax rate is 0.502% — the state median real-estate taxes ($1,768) divided by the state median home value ($352,000), from the Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. The national figure is about 0.937%. Individual counties vary widely; the table above shows each one.
Which Delaware county has the highest property taxes?: Sort the county table by effective rate or by median taxes paid to see the highest and lowest. Effective rate (taxes ÷ home value) and raw dollars paid can rank counties differently, because home values differ so much across the state — both columns are shown.

Compare & explore

See the national highest and lowest property-tax rates, or read the methodology behind every figure. The national median effective rate is 0.937%; Delaware's statewide figure is 0.502%.