Moving to Clayton: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Clayton means moving to a real, genuinely safe small Delaware town that straddles the Kent County/New Castle County line.
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Learn moreA real, disclosed county-straddle identity
Clayton genuinely straddles the Kent County/New Castle County line, sitting 'almost entirely in Kent County' per Wikipedia, and served by the Smyrna School District, which itself spans both counties' border area (base record).
One of Delaware's genuinely safest small towns
Clayton ranked in the top 2 safest cities in Delaware for five consecutive years, with a violent-crime rate of just 75 per 100,000 residents (base record).
A genuinely strong median household income
Clayton's cited $107,307 median household income runs genuinely strong for a small Delaware town (base record).
Genuinely low property taxes
Property taxes run low on both sides of Clayton's county straddle (0.46%-0.53% depending on which figure applies), well below the national median (base record).
Key takeaways
- Clayton genuinely straddles the Kent County/New Castle County line.
- One of Delaware's genuinely safest small towns -- top 2 for 5 consecutive years.
- A genuinely strong median household income ($107,307).
- Genuinely low property taxes apply on both sides of the county straddle.
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