Delaware land values, taxes, and selling rules
Delaware charges a state transfer tax: state realty transfer tax is 3% of value, or 2.5% where the county or municipality has enacted the full 1.5% local transfer tax. Ordinary vacant land is not covered.
How Delaware compares
- Land value rank
- #9 of 50 states
- Tax burden rank
- #43 of 50 states
- Holding cost, 10 acres
- $198 per year in property tax
Sources: USDA NASS Land Values 2026 (average value of farm real estate per acre); USDA 2022 Census of Agriculture (property tax per acre of farmland); state statutes (transfer tax). Averages, not appraisals. Your parcel may be worth more or less depending on location, access, and use.
County land values in Delaware
Selling rules by situation in Delaware
| Scenario | Redemption Period | Probate Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Tax-Delinquent | After a monition sale, which any county may use, the owner may redeem within 60 days after the court approves the sale. In a Kent or Sussex County tax sale, the owner may redeem within 1 year by paying costs, the price and 20% interest. | Not applicable |
| Inherited | N/A | The affidavit is unavailable if the decedent owned real estate in Delaware, solely or as tenants in common. |
| Landlocked | N/A | Not applicable |
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