Taxes in Camden
Camden's tax picture combines Kent County's own genuinely favorable property tax rate with Delaware's real, statewide income and sales tax structure.
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Learn moreKent County's genuinely favorable property tax rate
Kent County's own cited effective rate ran approximately 0.46%, well below the ~1.02% national median, held steady in Kent County's FY2026 budget.
Delaware's real, graduated income tax
Delaware's 2026 income tax runs a seven-bracket structure from 0% to a 6.6% top marginal rate, applying uniformly to all filing statuses.
A completed county reassessment
Kent County completed its court-ordered reassessment for the 2024 tax year, ahead of New Castle County's own delayed process.
Key takeaways
- Camden/Kent County's property tax rate runs genuinely favorable, well below the national median.
- Delaware's 7-bracket, 0%-6.6% income tax (2026) applies statewide.
- Kent County's property-tax assessment base is already current, unlike New Castle County's delayed 2026 process.
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