Cost of Living in Dewey Beach
Dewey Beach's cost of living runs genuinely, dramatically high on both housing and local property tax, offset only by Delaware's real no-sales-tax structure.
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Learn moreDramatically expensive housing
A cited $961,300 median home value runs well above the ~$408,776 national comparison figure, among the highest this dataset has documented for a Delaware Tier B market (base record).
Delaware's real no-sales-tax and income-tax structure
No general state sales tax applies, alongside a seven-bracket income tax topping out at 6.6% for 2026 (base record).
Sussex County's highest property tax rate
Dewey Beach's own cited effective property tax rate (2.97%) runs the highest in Sussex County, far above both the national median and the county's broader ~0.33% average (base record).
A comparatively modest median dollar tax bill
Despite the elevated rate, Dewey Beach's cited median annual tax bill (~$1,352) runs below the $2,400 national median dollar bill (base record).
Key takeaways
- Dewey Beach's housing costs run dramatically expensive -- among the highest in this dataset's Delaware markets.
- Delaware's no-sales-tax structure and 6.6% top income tax rate apply in Dewey Beach.
- Dewey Beach's property tax RATE is cited as the highest in Sussex County (2.97%).
- The median dollar tax bill (~$1,352) runs comparatively modest despite the elevated rate.
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