Moving to Selbyville: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Selbyville means joining a real, small Sussex County town at Delaware's southernmost edge, officially branded the "Gateway to the Beaches."
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Learn moreA real "Gateway to the Beaches" position
Selbyville sits roughly 9-11 miles inland from the Bethany Beach/Fenwick Island coastal corridor via DE-54.
A real Mountaire Farms poultry economy
Mountaire Farms' Hosier Street plant, the company's only unionized facility, anchors Selbyville's local job market.
A genuinely favorable property tax rate
Sussex County's own cited effective rate (~0.33%) is Delaware's lowest county rate.
Key takeaways
- Selbyville offers beach-corridor proximity without direct-coastal pricing.
- Mountaire Farms is a real, substantial local employer.
- Sussex County's property tax rate runs genuinely favorable.
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