Pros and Cons of Living in Millville
Millville's core trade-off pairs genuinely favorable crime data and a newer housing stock against a real, disclosed population decline signal and property-tax pressure.
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Learn morePro: genuinely favorable crime data
Millville's crime rate runs a real, disclosed 67% below the national average.
Pro: a genuinely newer housing stock
Median construction year (2015) runs genuinely newer than several other Sussex County beach-adjacent towns this dataset has documented.
Con: a real, disclosed population decline signal
Millville's cited current population (1,484) runs below an earlier-cited figure (1,825) -- a real, disclosed decline this record does not paper over.
Con: a real, disclosed local property tax exception
Millville's own cited effective property tax rate (2.13%) runs notably above Delaware's celebrated statewide low-property-tax reputation.
Key takeaways
- Pro: genuinely favorable, specifically-cited crime data (~67% below the national average).
- Pro: a genuinely newer housing stock (median construction year 2015).
- Con: a real, disclosed population decline signal this record does not paper over.
- Con: a real, disclosed local property tax exception (2.13% effective rate).
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