Pros and Cons of Living in Clayton
Clayton's core trade-off pairs a genuinely excellent safety record and strong income against a real, modest housing-cost premium.
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Learn morePro: a genuinely excellent, well-documented safety record
Top 2 safest city in Delaware for five consecutive years, with a violent-crime rate of just 75 per 100,000 residents -- a real, substantial advantage.
Pro: genuinely low taxes and a strong income base
Property taxes run low on both sides of the county straddle, and Clayton's cited $107,307 median household income runs genuinely strong for a small Delaware town.
Con: a modest housing-cost premium
Clayton's own cited $448,782 average home value runs approximately 7% above the Delaware statewide average, a real, disclosed departure from deeper-affordability small Delaware towns.
Con: Delaware's real, statewide 6.6% top income tax rate
This real, statewide rate applies in Clayton as it does throughout Delaware, a genuine consideration for high earners.
Key takeaways
- Pro: a genuinely excellent safety record -- top 2 in Delaware for 5 consecutive years.
- Pro: genuinely low property taxes and a strong median household income.
- Con: a modest housing-cost premium relative to the Delaware statewide average.
- Con: Delaware's real, statewide 6.6% top income tax rate applies.
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