Taxes in Milford
Milford's tax picture inherits Delaware's real, favorable statewide structure, complicated by a genuine, disclosed dual-county property-tax variation this record does not flatten into one rate.
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Learn moreA real, flat 0% sales tax, everywhere
Delaware levies no general sales tax at any level of government, anywhere in the state.
A genuinely dual-county property tax picture
Milford's Kent County portion carries a statewide-cited 0.46% average; its Sussex County portion carries a statewide-cited 0.33% average. This record's 0.40% figure is a disclosed blended midpoint, NOT a single official city-wide rate -- confirm which county a specific parcel sits in directly.
Delaware's graduated income tax
Delaware's seven-bracket individual income tax tops out at 6.6% on taxable income at or above $60,000, for every filing status.
Key takeaways
- Milford inherits Delaware's real, flat 0% sales tax at every level, everywhere in the state.
- Milford's genuinely dual-county status means property tax rates vary by parcel -- confirm directly rather than relying on a single blended figure.
- Delaware's 2026 income tax tops out at 6.6% across seven brackets.
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