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The TaxLienSimple Index · Sussex County, DE · 2026

Sussex County, Delaware — Tax-Sale Inventory

Live tax-lien / deed inventory we track in Sussex County, scored against Delaware's statutory terms. Statutory terms are inherited from the state — verify with the county before bidding.

56 /100
Tier B
The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0–100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track — not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.
Live parcels
23
Product mix
23 foreclosure
Next auction
2026-08-18
State sale type
Redeemable Deed
Redemption (state)
60 days from the day the court confirms/approves the sale

Statutory terms are inherited from Delaware. 15% flat penalty (added to the purchase price, not per-annum) County sheriff sells via monition sale to the highest bidder; owner redeems by paying purchase price + 15% + costs within 60 days of court approval (9 Del. C. §§8771-8779).

Local Inventory Mix

The tax-sale inventory TaxLienSimple currently tracks in this county, by product family and opening bid, plus our modeled bidder-competition band.

Live parcels tracked
23
Foreclosures
23
Competition
High score 70.7
Auction format
Online inferred, verify with county

Source: TaxLienSimple live inventory + TaxLienSimple county-competition model.

Remote Investor Snapshot

Verified public-data profile for out-of-area investors — every figure below traces to the cited government source. Blank fields mean the source does not publish that value for this area (we never estimate).

Market & demographics

Population
240,668
5-yr population growth
+11.7% growing
Median household income
$75,406
Median age
51.3
Poverty rate
11.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2022

Housing market

Median home value
$324,400
Median gross rent
$1,162/mo
Owner-occupied
81.4% 18.6% renter
Vacancy rate
30.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2022

Property-tax burden

Median real-estate taxes
$1,122/yr
Effective property-tax rate
0.35% of home value

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year 2022

Natural-hazard risk & safety

FEMA risk rating
Relatively Moderate score 94.1/100
Top hazards
Cold Wave, Coastal Flooding
Unemployment rate
3.9%

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (2023); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS (2023 annual)

Growth & livability signals

New residential permits
4,134 units, 2023
Broadband subscription
88.3%
Bachelor's degree +
31.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (2023); U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 (household broadband subscription; FCC availability not yet integrated); U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2022 (educational attainment — school-quality proxy; NCES ratings not yet integrated)

Risk & opportunity flags

Opportunity Zone tracts
5 tax-advantaged
EPA Superfund (NPL) sites
4
EPA Brownfield sites
22

Source: U.S. Treasury CDFI Fund / IRS designated Opportunity Zones; U.S. EPA (SEMS National Priorities List; ACRES Brownfields)

Read the score correctly. The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0–100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track — not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.

See Sussex County parcels

Open the 23 live parcels we track here — addresses, parcel numbers, opening bids and auction dates.

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The TaxLienSimple Index is a 0–100 research guide built from statutory terms and the inventory we track — not a yield, a guarantee, or investment advice. Realized returns depend on competition, redemption and your own due diligence. Verify every figure with the county before bidding.

© 2026 TaxLienSimple · The TaxLienSimple Index is compiled from state tax statutes and county treasurer/tax-collector offices; live inventory counts reflect parcels currently tracked by TaxLienSimple and update continuously. Nothing here is investment or legal advice.