Can you be more specific re: Sussex County? Aren’t some of these towns expensive places that fill up with tourists in the summer?
Would like to hear your opinion of the nicest towns there for retirement purposes.
The most expensive places are right on the ocean—Lewes, Bethany Beach, Fenwick Island, but even in these towns there are places under $ 300,000.
There are many retirement communities in this area, and more coming. Milton, Georgetown, Seaford, Bridgeville,and Millsboro have retirement developments.
Links for Sussex County are here: sussexcountydelaware.com
links to real estate agency websites can be found there.
For the government,property taxes budget:sussexcountyde.gov
Many, many townhomes, single floor condos/townhomes and single family homes(3 bedrooms, 1-2 baths) fom $ 200,000 to $300,000 are available.
The DC/PA/NJ/MD crowd comes to the beaches in the summer. The economy has become a year round economy and is being “discovered” by seniors all along the Eastern Seabord. Towns are not large, and lots of space between them. A lot of seniors winter in FL for a few months(Jan-March) and return in the spring.Makes for a very nice lifestyle.
This area is known as the Nation’s Summer Capitol due to the many DC folks who summer and vacation here.
Winters are relatively mild, with some cold days.Hurricanes miss Delaware due to its geographical position.
Lewes was settled in 1631—so there is a long history here—lots of historical sites here and in nearby MD.
Rehobeth has almost every department store and many, many outlets stores. Lots of folks come here to shop—no sales taxes, making long weekends in the fall for Christmas shopping.
This area is called “Lower, slower Delaware” and it is, but in a delightful way.
You are out of the mainstream, but it is easy to get anywhere from here.