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Delaware

57 towns and cities · Sales tax: none · Income tax: yes · Right-to-work: no

Business climate (Clay Business Implementation Index)

CBII band 2 of 5 — easier than average. how it's computed

Broad business taxes (franchise/GRT/margin/B&O) Yes — Gross Receipts Tax

Workers' compensation cost Band 2/5

Unemployment insurance (new-employer rate) 1.5%

Time to build Band 1/5 — TX/OK tier

The CBII is state-level. The town-level truth ("this town's inspector answers the phone") only comes from in-person visits.

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TownPopulationHome valueRentIncome

Arden 627 $479k $1125 $79k

Ardencroft 213 $432k — $131k

Ardentown 233 $400k $1431 $77k

Bellefonte 1,388 $290k $1511 $91k

Bethany Beach 905 $721k $1375 $117k

Bethel 375 $295k — $99k

Blades 1,071 $228k $1012 $57k

Bowers 270 $304k $850 $68k

Bridgeville 2,745 $401k $1140 $65k

Camden 4,106 $300k $1836 $63k

Cheswold 2,143 $315k $880 $87k

Clayton 4,222 $361k $1621 $107k

Dagsboro 1,376 $318k $1151 $61k

Delaware City 1,950 $267k $1511 $85k

Delmar 2,412 $233k $906 $61k

Dewey Beach 351 $961k $2536 $106k

Dover 39,837 $259k $1344 $60k

Ellendale 760 $270k $878 $65k

Elsmere 6,203 $226k $1339 $68k

Farmington 201 $143k — —

Felton 1,294 $286k $848 $60k

Fenwick Island 401 $1395k $1438 $113k

Frankford 1,215 $315k $1072 $77k

Frederica 1,062 $215k $1203 $81k

Georgetown 7,660 $281k $1410 $50k

Greenwood 1,564 $252k $1316 $73k

Harrington 3,838 $222k $1277 $73k

Hartly 199 $87k — $153k

Henlopen Acres 176 $2000k — $151k

Houston 456 $311k $867 $69k

Kenton 355 $225k $1452 $45k

Laurel 4,152 $230k $1056 $49k

Leipsic 191 $239k $989 $45k

Lewes 3,505 $826k $381 $96k

Little Creek 141 $178k $1106 $69k

Magnolia 274 $230k — $113k

Middletown 24,661 $410k $1583 $113k

Milford 12,803 $297k $1260 $59k

Millsboro 7,424 $333k $1277 $79k

Millville 2,430 $495k $1750 $100k

Milton 3,567 $407k $1310 $81k

New Castle 5,579 $285k $1739 $89k

Newark 30,330 $383k $1654 $77k

Newport 900 $246k $1188 $61k

Ocean View 2,851 $514k $1774 $92k

Odessa 409 $348k — $124k

Rehoboth Beach 1,370 $1486k $1307 $138k

Seaford 8,485 $224k $1176 $54k

Selbyville 3,097 $433k $1152 $76k

Slaughter Beach 408 $757k — $109k

Smyrna 13,165 $291k $1534 $67k

South Bethany 545 $955k — $117k

Townsend 2,832 $465k $1193 $153k

Viola 178 $269k — —

Wilmington 71,727 $231k $1224 $59k

Woodside 475 $321k $1642 $79k

Wyoming 2,000 $291k $1558 $70k