What exactly is Sussex County, Delaware? It means different things to different people, but to many of us its home. And we’d love for you to make it your home as well. Sussex County is becoming more popular with each passing year as retirees, ever watchful of their hard-earned nest eggs, flock here to enjoy our low taxes, our wonderful beaches and our high-quality way of life.

During the housing boom of a few years ago, many developers began building communities specifically for the over 55 population – they have become increasingly popular as more and more people from surrounding states begin to realize just how far their retirement dollars can be stretched here in the First State.

Whether you want to live on the eastern side of the county and wake up every day to the crashing surf of the Atlantic Ocean, or live a little further inland and appreciate the small-town atmosphere that is Sussex County, there are plenty of options available here.
There is simply no better place to retire than here in our tiny little pocket of the world, a place many of us have called home for generations.

If you’re ready to retire, this is the place to do it. You can have the low-cost, quality way of life that has become synonymous with Sussex County, and spend your retirement enjoying the things you truly want to do. And your retirement income truly does go a long way in Delaware, specifically here in Sussex County. Our property taxes remain some of the lowest in the country and, as anyone here will tell you, our tax free shopping is some of the best around.

Delaware is one of only five states in the country – Alaska, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon are the others – which doesn’t charge a state sales tax on purchases. That means more of your nest egg can be spent doing what you want to do, like visiting one of our many beaches or shopping at some of our multiple outlet centers. Our beaches have been known for years for their friendly, small-town, coastal atmosphere. They continue to be havens for the retirement set from surrounding states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland.

But many retirees are also choosing to move inland in recent years – they want to be close to the beach, but maybe not too close.
So they’ve been settling in towns like Millsboro or Selbyville in the central part of the county, or even places like Seaford, Bridgeville and others over on the western side. These towns offer many of the same amenities that our coastal areas do – you just can’t smell the salt air from them.