Photo: Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 4.0Rehoboth Beach spent more per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar cities
Rehoboth Beach’s city government spent $18.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2024, about $15,602 per resident. Water and other utilities ($2.7 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Rehoboth Beach is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$8,620 per resident in 2022: more than 100% of them
Rehoboth Beach’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($8,620 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 23 Delaware cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $498, and the middle half spent $289–$1,318. Rehoboth Beach spent more than 100% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.8 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Delaware cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Rehoboth Beach itself left out).
About $15,602 per resident a year, or $42.75 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 29%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 35% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Rehoboth Beach reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $8,620 · 2023: $13,772 · 2024: $15,602. Per resident it went from $8,620 to $15,602 (up 81%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 1,592 to 1,187.
full-time in March 2025, up from 95 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $2,066 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.14% of the home’s value, vs 0.50% across Delaware.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Rehoboth Beach’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Rehoboth Beach’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rehoboth Beach →
Who’s in charge in Rehoboth Beach
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Rehoboth Beach’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofrehoboth.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 12 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (1,187).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Cape Henlopen School District
Rehoboth Beach’s K–12 school district, shared with Dewey Beach, Henlopen Acres, Lewes, Milton. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $21,812 per pupil, $11,685 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Delaware districts overall: 32% local, 57% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Rehoboth Beach’s votes are counted by county
Delaware reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rehoboth Beach alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Sussex County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican54.9%81,025 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat43.9%64,836 votesOthers: 1.2% (1,778 votes).
Most votes in Sussex County: Donald J Trump
Delaware: Harris 56.5%, Trump 41.8%
100% of Rehoboth Beach lies in Sussex County. Every 2024 race in Sussex County is on the county’s page.
Sussex County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Rehoboth Beach.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofrehoboth.com ↗
- 2Delaware HouseState representatives
- 3Delaware SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Delaware
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Rehoboth Beach compares with the towns next door
Rehoboth Beach spent $8,620 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $5,209. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Henlopen Acres | $5,209 | $4,600 |
| Rehoboth Beach | $8,620 | $2,066 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Rehoboth Beach’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Rehoboth Beach’s government
How much does Rehoboth Beach spend per resident?
About $15,602 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $8,620 was more than 100% of 23 Delaware cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Rehoboth Beach?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,066 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.14% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.50% across Delaware. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofrehoboth.com.
Who runs Rehoboth Beach’s government?
See cityofrehoboth.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rehoboth Beach yet.
How did Rehoboth Beach vote in 2024?
Delaware counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rehoboth Beach alone. Sussex County, where 100% of Rehoboth Beach lies, voted Trump 54.9%, Harris 43.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Rehoboth Beach?
96 full-time and 25 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $596,629 (about $7.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Rehoboth Beach in the state legislature?
State Senate District 6 (Russ Huxtable) and State House District 14 (Claire Snyder-Hall). The House district also covers three neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Rehoboth Beach’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →