Taxes in Claymont
Claymont's tax picture inherits Delaware's real, favorable statewide structure on two of three major categories, alongside its own cited, genuinely low local property tax rate.
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Learn moreA real, flat 0% sales tax, everywhere
Delaware levies no general sales tax at any level of government, anywhere in the state -- one of only five US "NOMAD" states, and the only one with zero local option anywhere.
A low, cited local property tax rate
Claymont's own cited effective property tax rate ran approximately 0.76%, based on actual New Castle County property records -- modestly above New Castle County's own broader statewide-cited range (0.70%-0.741%) but still well below the national average.
Delaware's graduated income tax
Delaware's seven-bracket individual income tax tops out at 6.6% on taxable income at or above $60,000, for every filing status.
Key takeaways
- Claymont inherits Delaware's real, flat 0% sales tax at every level, everywhere in the state.
- Claymont's own cited effective property tax rate (0.76%) runs well below the national average.
- Delaware's 2026 income tax tops out at 6.6% across seven brackets.
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