Cost of Living in Bridgeville
Bridgeville's cost of living runs genuinely favorable on housing and taxes, with a real, disclosed cross-source spread on the exact home-price figure.
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Learn moreGenuinely affordable housing, with a disclosed price spread
Bridgeville's average home value ran $369,976 (Zillow, 2026), though other sources cited a $319,500-$350,000 range -- both well below Delaware's $410,192 statewide and Sussex County's $491,790 averages (base record).
Sussex County's real, lowest-in-state property tax rate
Sussex County's own ~0.33% effective property tax rate applies in Bridgeville, the lowest of Delaware's three counties (base record).
Delaware's real 0% sales tax and 6.6% top income tax rate
Delaware's real, statewide flat 0% sales tax and seven-bracket income tax (topping out at 6.6%) both apply in Bridgeville as statewide (base record).
Median household income and poverty rate
Bridgeville's median household income ran approximately $64,879-$69,631 (a real, disclosed cross-source spread), with a 13.4% poverty rate (base record).
Key takeaways
- Bridgeville's housing runs genuinely affordable, though the exact figure carries a real, disclosed cross-source spread.
- Sussex County's 0.33% property tax rate and Delaware's 0% sales tax both apply.
- Delaware's 6.6% top income tax rate applies statewide.
- Median household income ran approximately $64,879-$69,631, with a 13.4% poverty rate.
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