Taxes & Insurance in Frankford
Frankford applies Delaware's real, statewide tax structure directly, alongside a real, significant, and honestly disclosed property-tax data tension shared with Dagsboro.
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Learn moreDelaware's real, flat 0% sales tax
Delaware levies no state or local general sales tax anywhere -- a real, genuine, ongoing advantage for Frankford residents on every purchase (base record).
A genuinely elevated top income tax rate
Delaware's seven-bracket graduated income tax tops out at 6.6% (2026) on income at or above $60,000, applying uniformly to all filing statuses (base record).
A real, disclosed property-tax rate tension, corroborated by a low dollar bill
Ownwell's Frankford-specific page cites a 2.12% rate alongside a genuinely low $861 median annual bill -- this record anchors at delaware.js's own 0.33% Sussex County figure while disclosing both Ownwell data points directly (base record).
A genuinely favorable real-world tax burden
Frankford's own $861 median annual bill runs substantially below the $2,400 national median, corroborating a low real-world burden regardless of which percentage rate is used (base record).
Key takeaways
- Delaware's real, flat 0% sales tax applies to every purchase in Frankford.
- Delaware's 6.6% top income tax rate (2026) applies uniformly to all filers.
- Frankford's own $861 median annual property tax bill runs genuinely below the national median.
- Confirm current, address-specific tax bills directly with Sussex County.
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