Dewey Beach

The Town of Dewey Beach’s beach tax is a municipal tax used to pay for beach-related services, including beach maintenance, lifeguards, dune preservation and other shoreline needs.

DEWEY BEACH, Del. - Dewey Beach officials looked at the town’s beach-tax rate after a countywide property reassessment by Sussex County significantly increased assessed property values.

At Friday's meeting, Dewey Beach officials made no changes to the town’s beach-assessment tax, which has remained at 40 cents per $100 of assessed property value since 1992. The discussion was preliminary only. One town official said the rate will be reviewed again at an upcoming budget meeting, but for now the long-standing assessment remains unchanged.

According to a spreadsheet attached to Friday’s agenda, the property values of 1,807 Dewey Beach properties have surged from just over $50 million in 1992 to roughly $1.8 billion in 2025, a jump noted in the agenda item stating the town’s goal is to "maintain revenue neutrality while continuing to support essential beach-related services."

The Town of Dewey Beach’s beach tax is used for beach replenishment. 

 

 

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Brandon joined the CoastTV News team in June 2024. He is a Full Sail University graduate from the Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting program, earning a Bachelor's Degree.

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