Moving to Georgetown: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Georgetown means joining Sussex County's real seat of government, home to the genuinely unique Return Day civic tradition and a substantial, real poultry-industry economy this record discloses honestly.
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Learn moreSussex County's real seat of government
Georgetown became the Sussex County seat in 1791, and the town's historic courthouse (built 1837-1840) anchors its civic core.
Genuinely affordable housing
Georgetown's median sale price ran approximately $345,000 (2026, down 1.2% YoY) -- genuinely affordable relative to Delaware's coastal Sussex County towns.
A real, substantial poultry-industry economy
A Perdue Farms processing plant anchors local employment, part of the broader, real ~$5-billion-a-year Delmarva chicken industry.
Key takeaways
- Georgetown is real, genuinely the seat of Sussex County government, with a distinctive historic courthouse.
- Georgetown's housing runs genuinely affordable relative to Delaware's coastal Sussex County towns.
- A real, substantial poultry-industry economy anchors local employment.
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