Property Tax 101

The median property tax (also known as real estate tax) in Sussex County is $662.00 per year, based on a median home value of $243,700.00 and a median effective property tax rate of 0.27% of property value.

Sussex County collects fairly low property taxes, and is among the lower 25% of all counties in the United States ranked by property tax collections. Of the three counties in Delaware, Sussex County is ranked 3rd by median property taxes, and 3rd by median tax as percentage of home value.

While Sussex County collects a median of 0.27% of a property's each year as property tax, the actual amount of property tax collected is lower compared to the rest of Delaware. This is partially because the median property value in Sussex County is $5,700.00 lower than the Delaware median property value of $249,400.00.

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3rd out of 3 By median yearly property tax

3rd out of 3 By percentage of median home value

3rd out of 3 By percentage of median income

You can see how Sussex County (highlighted in green) compares to the three other counties in Delaware with the bar chart above, sorted by median property tax in dollars. For a visual map of county property tax rates in Delaware, see our Delaware county property tax map.

Remember: Real estate prices also play a large part in which Delaware counties have the highest and lowest median property taxes. Higher-valued properties will generally have higher taxes, even if the median percentage of home value levied as property tax is different. For comparisons, you can also use Percentage Of Home Value.

Property tax assessments in Sussex County are the responsibility of the Sussex County Tax Assessor, whose office is located in Georgetown, Delaware.

If you need to pay your property tax bill, ask about a property tax assessment, look up the Sussex County property tax due date, or find property tax records, visit the Sussex County Tax Assessor's page. Applications for the Sussex County homestead exemption, any property tax appeals, and applications for a current use tax reduction must also be submitted to the Sussex County Assessor's Office.

For some properties, you can easily find the most recent tax assessment by looking up the property address with our property records search. You can also use our Sussex County Property Tax Calculator to estimate your property tax based on median tax values (results open in new page).