What is the tax rate? When are taxes due? How is property assessed?
In the Town of Blades, Delaware, property tax & assessment rules are set by Ordinance 440 — Adopting the Change of Real Estate Property Tax, verified 2026-06-05. Tax rate: $0.45 per $100 of assessed value at 100%; Front Footage tax $0.60 per foot; Capitation tax $8.00 per residential unit; Administration fee $30.00.
Ordinance 440 — Adopting the Change of Real Estate Property Tax
adopted ordinance
tax rate
$0.45 per $100 of assessed value at 100%; Front Footage tax $0.60 per foot; Capitation tax $8.00 per residential unit; Administration fee $30.00
"The tax will be $0.45 on the assessed value at 100% per $100"
scout note
Adopts updated real estate property tax rates for Town of Blades in accordance with Sussex County reassessment: 100% of assessed value at $0.45 per $100; Front Footage tax $0.60/foot; Capitalization tax $8.00/residential unit. Effective upon adoption, March 2026.